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Subject: Re: IMPORTANT : CCT3 time update (GMT time); verification requested

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 22:29:58 05/23/01

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On May 24, 2001 at 01:23:57, Peter Berger wrote:

>On May 24, 2001 at 01:12:09, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>On May 24, 2001 at 00:25:56, James Swafford wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>There has been an oversight on my part that I hope doesn't
>>>affect anybody's ability to play.  The standard differential
>>>between EST and GMT is 5 hrs, but that's offset by 1 hr
>>>because we're observing daylight savings in the states.
>>>
>>>The following URL shows the time in Raleigh North Carolina,
>>>which follows Eastern Standard Time.
>>>
>>>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=207
>>>
>>>I interpret that to mean 1000 EST is actually 1400 GMT, not
>>>1500 as posted in the CCT3 schedule.  Anybody referring to
>>>the GMT time will have to adjust by one hour.
>>>
>>>Before widespread confusion and chaos sets in, somebody please
>>>verify I've got my facts straight and post a follow up reply.
>>>
>>>--
>>>James
>>
>>
>>Hmmm, sorry, I should have seen that earlier.  Both CCT1 & 2 were held during
>>standard time, and I just didn't think about it.  Amazing, esp for a pilot (all
>>wx reports given in UTC).
>>
>>I guess we should keep the daylight time, and adjust GMT.  Apparently, both
>>London and Paris (and others) observe daylight savings, so the effect would be
>>minimal.  So as of now (1:05am EDT), it is 5 hours ahead in London (6:05am).
>>But GMT is 5:05am.
>>
>>So, the correct schedule would be:
>>
>>EST     GMT
>>10:00   14:00
>>12:20   16:20
>>14:40   18:40
>>17:00   21:00
>>
>>
>>If you agree, please post it prominently, and let's get Volker to fix it on his
>>site, and inform ICC, and perhaps email all the participants. :(
>>
>>Will
>
>Now I am completely puzzled : Germany is GMT +1 and we have daylight savings .
>
>OK - I assumed the games start at 10 AM EDT (!) - that would be 16:00 in Germany
>.
>
>Maybe it would be easiest to simply use ICC server time ? It is easy to remember
>for me that ICC time is always 6 hours back - these time zones are confusing.
>
>pete
>
>PS : Btw ICC also announced the games at 10:00 server time .

Germany is currently GMT+2.  And 10:00am server time is correct.

Will



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