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Re: Time zones in IETF agenda

2013-02-27 09:05:55
Hi Tim,

--On February 27, 2013 at 9:20:09 AM +0000 Tim Chown <tjc(_at_)ecs(_dot_)soton(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk> wrote:

I would appreciate if the local time zone indication would be added
like somewhere at the top of the page, to each IETF meeting agenda.

So in this interesting discussion of UTC, Martin has actually made an
excellent point.  Having UTC listings for the agenda would be very
helpful, or an alternative agenda showing UTC.

Do use a calendar (iCalendar) client to manage your own time? If so, the iCalendar "feed" of the agenda will provide everything you need in terms of viewing the events in whatever timezone you want.

Having an alternative text agenda in UTC still requires mental arithmetic to convert to one's own local time - a lot harder for those living in zones with a large offset, or an offset with a 1/2 hour component to it. Better would be an option on the webpage to allow the text-based agenda to be displayed in a chosen timezone.

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Cyrus Daboo