ABSTRACT
All who are concerned with projects know that much time can be taken up by meetings. This chapter begins with some generalisations about the administration of meetings, and then moves on to consider meetings that have particular applications in project management. It is assumed here that the meetings described take place in a shared physical environment, such as a conference room or hall. Someone argues that meetings should be scheduled for mid to late afternoon, so that there is an incentive to get proceedings over and done with as quickly as possible. On the other hand, people tend to be more alert early in the day, and more creative and collective brainpower is likely to be available then to deal with any difficult problems or to achieve creativity. The organiser have to decide which option is best for the particular occasion and the types of people expected to attend.
