Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In organizations, meetings are the most important vehicle for human communication. They are so common and pervasive in organizations, however, that many take them for granted and forget that, unless properly planned and executed, meetings can be a terrible waste of precious resources. Because of their importance, a career in professional meeting planning has emerged in recent years. Table of contents 1 Topics in Meetings 1.1 Types of Meeting 2 Meeting styles 3 Also see 4 External links Topics in Meetings Facilitation Open space conference Types of Meeting Staff meeting Team meeting Ad-hoc meeting Management meeting Board meeting Meeting styles stand-up meeting breakfast meeting off-site meeting Also see Meeting system Organizational development Quaker External links Professional Meeting Planners Network: http://www.pmpn.com/planners.htm The 3M Meeting Network: http://www.3m.com/meetingnetwork/ This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.