[Gnso-newgtld-wg] [Gnso-newgtld-lead] - Time Shift Analysis

theo geurts gtheo at xs4all.nl
Thu Oct 27 20:06:47 UTC 2016


100% with Avri on this.

UTC is a time saver ;)

Theo


On 27-10-2016 21:30, avri doria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am in favor of just sticking with UTC and not bothering with the
> complexities of who is going in or out of DST at any time.  I suggest
> that for all WGs. and will suggest it for any group I am in.
>
> avri
>
>
>
> On 27-Oct-16 15:07, Steve Chan wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>
>>   
>>
>> I did some basic analysis to try and understand the impact of staying
>> on the same UTC time versus moving 1 hour forward on UTC (e.g., the
>> 1500 UTC would be 1600 UTC). I’d say it’s inconclusive and at least to
>> me, not terribly surprising – it helps in some cases and hurts in
>> others. When there are early meetings, adding an hour to the UTC helps
>> and when it’s evening or middle of the night, it generally makes
>> things worse. Unfortunately, I don’t think this gives us a clear path
>> forward, but it at least lets us see how it affects this particular WG
>> in certain regions of the world. I’ve highlighted the most difficult
>> meetings times in red.
>>
>>   
>>
>> Note, this analysis would be as of 7 November, so to the extent that
>> timeanddate.com accurately captures what regions observe daylight
>> savings, that factor should be taken into account.
>>
>>   
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Steve
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