Fwd: Daylight Saving Time (DST) change -- first half of 2025

This is just and FYI. TL;DR: for some of us, the weeks between the 9th and 30th of March will be a mess in terms of meeting times…

Ivan

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> From: xueyuan <xueyuan@w3.org>
> Subject: Daylight Saving Time (DST) change -- first half of 2025
> Date: 27 February 2025 at 08:14:12 GMT+1
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> Dear Chairs,
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> This is a Semi-annual reminder of the upcoming Daylight Saving Time (DST) change:
>      https://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2025a.html
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> Most of the US and Canada will be moving their clocks forward on Sunday, 9 March. This is three weeks earlier than Europe. Most European clocks will move one hour forward on Sunday, 30 March.
> 
> Between 9 March and 30 March, the teleconferences that are scheduled according to the US clock will start *one hour earlier* in local time for most Europeans.
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> China, Japan, and Russia do not observe DST, which means the time difference between these regions and US/Europe will be one hour less than it currently is.
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> For locations that observe DST in Australia and New Zealand, their clocks will shift back on Sunday, 6 April.
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> Please share this information with your groups, as it will have an impact on teleconferences. If you are unsure about the scheduled time of any teleconference, please confirm the time arrangements with your meeting host.
> 
> The meeting planner tool below may be helpful to find the time for your web meeting across time zones:
>      https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
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> Best Regards,
> Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications
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