Some facts about the way we manage our meetings today may surprise you… Did you know they last thirty six minutes on average and change in frequency with the seasons, rising in popularity during the winter months? Even weekend meetings are becoming more popular! With the number of meetings on the rise, it’s a wonder busy executives are finding the time to travel to so many of them. The answer lies in video meetings. 25% of meetings feature at least one mobile video participant and 35% of meeting rooms feature a video conferencing system. In 2015 alone, video meetings enabled us to avoid 7.5 billion travel miles (the equivalent of 53 trips to Mars!), 1.25 million tonnes of CO2 emissions (equal to planting 322,644 trees) and a staggering £2.2 billion in travel costs. That’s not even counting the time saved by busy executives. There is no doubt that the modern meeting has become more efficient - both more time and cost-effective than its predecessors from yesteryear - but read the following infographic to delve deeper and discover even more fascinating facts:

1. MODERN MEETING
People are meeting more frequently but moving towards
the 30-minute sweet spot length.
Annual report shows modern meetings are more frequent,
change with the seasons & weekend meetings are on the rise
STATE OF THE
THE MEETING SWEET SPOT
MEETING M.O.
MEETING CAPITALS OF THE WORLD
25%of meetings have at least one
mobile video participant on the call.
35% of meetings include at least
one conference room-system.
Average meeting =
36 MINUTES
with
3 - 4 ENDPOINTS
NEW YORK TO LA
corridor is the most traveled
business route both
physically and virtually.
In 2015…
Methodology: The Blue Jeans State of the Modern Meeting report is
based on analysis of more than 5 million Blue Jeans video meetings
from 177 countries across all seven continents.
Silicon Valley, leads the way followed by New York City, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and London.
01 04
03 02
WEEKEND WARRIORS
For better or for worse,
weekend meetings are
on the rise. Twice as
many weekend meetings
are taking place over
year prior.
Meeting activity doubles in winter compared to the
rest of the year. Spring sees the fewest meetings.
IT’S PRIME MEETING SEASON TIME
In the USA, meeting activity INCREASED
BY 35% during the epic 2015
Boston blizzard…
and UP TO 26% in Texas during the
May flooding.
FACE-TO-FACE MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
August 2015
When people are in the same location,
they prefer to get a room…
25%
7.5 BILLION
travel miles avoided = 53 trips to Mars
£2.2 BILLION
in travel costs saved
1.25 MILLION TONNES
of CO2 reduced = planting 322,644 trees
35%