A system and method for initiating calls via electronic calendar is
disclosed. A call list is associated by a user to a particular time and
day within the electronic calendar. When the particular day and time
arrives, the call list is forwarded to a service which executes the call
list, and subsequently contacts the members of the call list. The system
may initially query the callees through a prerecorded voice messaging
system to determine which callees are present, and then establish a
telephone connection based on responses to the queries. Once a connection
is established, the user and the members of the list are linked to a
conference bridge.