A method and system are disclosed to provide a conference among conference
participants over a communication network. A routing system receives
conference utilization data from a plurality of conference systems. The
routing system receives a request to join the conference from one of the
conference participants. The routing system processes the conference
utilization data in response to the request to select one of the
conference systems. The one conference system joins the one participant
to the conference in response to the selection of the one conference
system.