Meeting Maker:
Faculty & Staff Calendar Tool

About Meeting Maker 8.6

Meeting Maker is a collaborative calendar and group scheduling software package available to NYU faculty, staff, and administration. Meeting Maker makes it easy to schedule meetings, invite attendees, plan activities, keep a prioritized to-do list, and coordinate one's calendar with other NYU faculty and staff members who use Meeting Maker. It can even be used to reserve essential meeting resources such as conference rooms and A/V equipment.

Following is an overview of some of the features of Meeting Maker 8.6. See Meeting Maker Calendar: Frequently Asked Questions, for details.

• Web-Based Access - Meeting Maker provides Web access for remote users who need quick access to their calendar from any computer with an Internet connection.
• Mobile and Wired PDA Support - Meeting Maker enables you to sync many PDA devices with your Meeting Maker calendar, email, contacts, and to-do lists. Please note: Only NYU-issued PDAs and handheld devices are eligible to sync with Meeting Maker.
• Group Views - View the availability and schedules of teams or groups of people from a single window.
• iCalendar Support - Use iCalendar to send meeting invitations via email to people and calendars outside of your organization.
• Meeting Auto Selector - Automatically select the next timeslot when all attendees are available.
• Proxy Access - View coworker calendars side-by-side with your own.
• Real-time Meeting Invitations - Schedule meetings and have the attendees notified immediately.
• Recurring Meetings - Schedule customized recurring meetings - daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.
• Resource Scheduling - Reserve conference rooms, A/V equipment, and other shared resources for your meeting.
• Calendar Navigator - Quickly and easily select a date to view.
• Customized Views - Customize your calendar with colors and labels, various layouts, and numerous viewing options.
• Direct Event Editing - Edit your activities and meetings directly in the daily view.
• Intuitive Interface and Functionality -- Makes Meeting Maker easy to learn and easy to use.
• Event Creation - Create activities, banners (i.e., vacation, birthdays, etc.) and to-do items for yourself.
• Font Customization - Adjust the font type and size based on your preference in the main calendar view.
• Multiple Calendar Views - View your calendar in day, week, month or text views.
• Pencil-in Events - Proposed meetings automatically populate your calendar where they can be directly accepted or declined.
• Printable Formats - Format your calendar in a variety of printer-friendly styles.
• Recurring Banners - Set standard banners to display on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Page last reviewed: April 29, 2008