NASA teleconference pilot project evaluation for 1975

Tabular data were given to summarize the results of the NASA teleconferencing network pilot project for 1975. The 1,241 evaluation reports received indicate that almost 100,000 man-hours of teleconferences took place. The travel funds reported saved total about $1.44 million, which is about 10% of the NASA travel costs. Subtracting the cost of providing the teleconferencing networks, the net savings reported are $1.28 million (about 9% of the travel costs). The teleconferencing network has proved to be successful in conducting many management meetings and reviews within NASA and its contractors. In spite of difficulties caused by inexperience in teleconferencing and some equipment and circuit problems, the evaluation reports indicated the system was satisfactory in an overwhelming majority of cases.