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  • 1.  Res: [office] TC meeting times during Daylight Savings Time transition

    Posted 02-24-2009 22:39
    For me it is OK.
    
    Our DST ended a couple of weeks ago, and during DST we add an hour (so during DST the meeting was 1300 in Sao Paulo).
    
    Best,
    
    Jomar Silva 
    
    ------Mensagem original------
    De: Rob Weir
    Para:office@lists.oasis-open.org
    Assunto: [office] TC meeting times during Daylight Savings Time transition
    Enviada em: Fev 24, 2009 19:20
    
    It is that time of the year again.  The US and Europe differ on when to 
    change to DST.  And China and South Africa do not change at all. 
    
    (I'm not sure of Brazil.  I think you subtract an hour rather than add 
    one, right?  On what date do you change?)
    
    In any case, we currently meet each Monday at the following time:
    
    1500 UTC
    
    0700 Seattle
    1000 New York
    1200 Sao Paulo
    1600 Paris/Hamburg
    2300 Beijing
    
    On March 8th, the clocks are set ahead 1 hour in the United States.  In 
    the past we have changed the meeting time so the time remains constant in 
    the US, but moves 1 hour earlier for the rest of the world.
    
    So starting with the TC meeting of March 9th the meeting time would be:
    
    1400 UTC
    
    0700 Seattle
    1000 New York
    1100 Sao Paulo
    1500 Paris/Hamburg
    2200 Beijing
    
    Europe then changes their clocks on the last Sunday in March, so we would 
    adjust the meeting time once more, keeping the US times constant, starting 
    on April 6th:
    
    1400 GMT
    
    0700 Seattle
    1000 New York
    1100 Sao Paulo
    1600 Paris/Hamburg
    2200 Beijing
    
    
    I assume that members in the US, whose meeting time does not change 
    through this process, will have no objections, since nothing changes for 
    them.  Beijing should be happy, since the meeting doesn't go until 
    midnight now.  But what about the others?  Will this change be a problem 
    for anyone?
    
    Please raise any concerns on the list.  We can briefly discuss this on 
    next week's call. 
    
    Regards,
    
    -Rob
    
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