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It always amazes me that so many business people still travel long distances to meetings. I know that most companies have equipment for conference calls installed in their offices now and so they should have no problem in organising them, they probably even have video phone in some places.

It seems to me that it is always worth having a go at resolving things this way first in order to cut down on costs. I think a lot of people like having a excuse to travel, to visit a new office and just do something a bit different for that day. I think that they tend not to consider the cost to the company, not only in the travel expenses but in the loss of time. They could have been working, but instead they are travelling. I guess some people may not like the idea of making such a call, but it is very simple and I think, once you have done it a few times, it will no longer seem like a problem.

I think it is about time company bosses were encouraging this and even perhaps the government because it could make quite a significant effect on the environment as well. If the government could at least recommend that every other meeting where people had to travel to get there, was replaced by a conference call or web conferencing, imagine what a big difference that could make. It would help the environment, help companies to make money and save a lot of time and effort. It would be interesting as an experiment to see what sort of impact it would have and how much benefit as well. I am self-employed and do not have meetings and so I cannot apply it to my company but it would be great if other people could try to encourage their companies to do it. In a round about way it might help them protect their jobs, because in these volatile times, any way that a company can save money could make the difference as to whether it survives or not. Every little thing is worth a go.