Personalized meeting summaries

1. A computer-implemented method for generating personalized meeting summaries, the method comprising:

identifying a participant attending a meeting associated with a purpose;

determining role information of the participant, the role information indicating a role type that the participant provides toward the purpose;

monitoring discussions of the meeting;

determining portions of the discussions taking place at durations when the participant was absent;

generating a personalized meeting summary for the participant, the personalized meeting summary including a summary section, the summary section comprising a missed section comprising select ones of the portions of the discussions taking place at the durations when the participant was absent that are directed to the role type of the participant; and

transmitting the personalized meeting summary for viewing by the participant.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the role information further indicates role interests, the role interests being linked toward tasks to be completed by the participant as the role type.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the summary section includes further portions of the discussions that are directed to the role interests.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining tasks arising from the discussions of the meeting; and

identifying select ones of the tasks that are associated with the role type of the participant.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the personalized meeting summary further includes a tasks section listing the identified tasks.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

modifying the role information to include a further role type based on the discussions of the meeting.

7. A computer program product for generating personalized meeting summaries, the computer program product comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media capable of performing a method, the method comprising:

identifying a participant attending a meeting associated with a purpose;

determining role information of the participant, the role information indicating a role type that the participant provides toward the purpose;

monitoring discussions of the meeting;

determining portions of the discussions taking place at durations when the participant was absent;

generating a personalized meeting summary for the participant, the personalized meeting summary including a summary section, the summary section comprising a missed section comprising select ones of the portions of the discussions taking place at the durations when the participant was absent that are directed to the role type of the participant; and

transmitting the personalized meeting summary for viewing by the participant.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the role information further indicates role interests, the role interests being linked toward tasks to be completed by the participant as the role type.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the summary section includes further portions of the discussions that are directed to the role interests.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining tasks arising from the discussions of the meeting; and

identifying select ones of the tasks that are associated with the role type of the participant.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the personalized meeting summary further includes a tasks section listing the identified tasks.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

modifying the role information to include a further role type based on the discussions of the meeting.

13. A computer system for generating personalized meeting summaries, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more of the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors capable of performing a method, the method comprising:

identifying a participant attending a meeting associated with a purpose;

determining role information of the participant, the role information indicating a role type that the participant provides toward the purpose;

monitoring discussions of the meeting;

determining portions of the discussions taking place at durations when the participant was absent;

generating a personalized meeting summary for the participant, the personalized meeting summary including a summary section, the summary section comprising a missed section comprising select ones of the portions of the discussions taking place at the durations when the participant was absent that are directed to the role type of the participant; and

transmitting the personalized meeting summary for viewing by the participant.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the role information further indicates role interests, the role interests being linked toward tasks to be completed by the participant as the role type.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the summary section includes further portions of the discussions that are directed to the role interests.

16. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining tasks arising from the discussions of the meeting; and

identifying select ones of the tasks that are associated with the role type of the participant.

17. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the personalized meeting summary further includes a tasks section listing the identified tasks.