Compare a meeting time
Enter the date and time from your own computer’s local time, then choose up to three locations to compare.
Why a meeting planner is safer than a simple offset chart
A static offset such as “London is six hours ahead of Chicago” is only sometimes true. Daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates in different countries, and some regions do not observe it at all. A good meeting invite should be based on a specific date, named locations, and a clearly written local time for the people attending.
This planner is designed for the real moment before you send a calendar invite: you know the proposed meeting time, but you want to make sure it does not land at 6:00 AM for one participant or after dinner for another. The work-hours labels are intentionally conservative. They are not a promise that someone is available, but they help you catch obviously bad meeting times before they go out.
How to write an international meeting invite
- Include the local time for the host and at least one major destination time zone.
- Include the date, especially when the conversion crosses midnight.
- Use named time zones or cities instead of abbreviations alone.
- For webinars and public events, include a converter link or a note telling attendees to verify their local time.
- For recurring meetings, re-check the series before daylight saving changes.