Before you begin
What does your meeting really cost?
Work out in a few steps what a meeting costs in time, money and CO₂ — and see straight away what online would save. Free, no account needed.
Why this sum is worth doing
An hour of meeting with twenty people is not an hour
It's twenty hours. Plus the travel, plus the preparation, plus the half hour everyone needs afterwards to pick up where they left off. The diary shows a sixty-minute block; in reality a considerable sum is at stake.
That doesn't make a gathering wrong. It makes it expensive enough to think about: does this have to be a meeting, does everyone have to be there, and does it have to be in person? Once that figure is on the table, the conversation turns to the form of its own accord.
Frequently asked questions
What does the calculator work out?
The time a gathering takes up, the cost in money and the CO₂ emissions — and what would change if you kept it online. You enter the number of participants, the length and the travel distance; the rest follows from there.
Is this a quote or a price list?
No. The calculator says nothing about what we cost. It shows what a gathering costs your own organisation in time, money and travel — often a figure that takes people by surprise.
Where do the amounts come from?
You enter an hourly rate and a travel distance yourself, or keep the default values. Those defaults are indicative; if you know the figures for your own organisation, use them — the outcome becomes a good deal more convincing.
Why is CO₂ included?
For most gatherings travel is by far the largest item, in time as well as in emissions. Once you see the two side by side, the question of whether everyone has to come in person changes of its own accord.
Does this mean everything should be online?
No. Some gatherings are worth the journey many times over. The calculator helps you make that choice deliberately rather than out of habit — and shows which gatherings you're better off keeping online.
Is the calculator free?
Yes. No account and no installation; it simply runs in your browser. If you'd like the outcome by email, you can leave your address for that.
Taken aback by the outcome?
Then the next question isn't whether it can be cheaper, but whether it can be better. We design gatherings in which the time of all those people genuinely produces something.