A method for scheduling conference resources is provided, that includes
receiving a request for a conference reservation. The request may include
the identities of a plurality of proposed participants, a proposed start
time, and at least one fixed resource criterion. In accordance with a
particular embodiment of the present invention, a projected location of
at least one of the proposed participants is automatically calculated.
The projected location may be a location at which the at least one of the
proposed participants is expected to be at approximately the proposed
start time. The method may also include automatically calculating a
projected location of at least one invitee of the conference. In
accordance with this embodiment, the projected location of the at least
one invitee may be used to select an optimal one of a plurality of fixed
resources, that match the at least one fixed resource criterion.