Daylight Saving Time

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Daylight Savings Time begins March 9, 2008 when most of the U.S. will set its clocks ahead one hour. While some of us may want to hit the snooze button that day, VITA wants to make sure our computers adapt and are prepared for the shift. To make sure everyone gets to your meetings at the right time, please take these steps when you schedule appointments:

• Include the meeting start time in the subject line of the request.
• Between March 9 and April 6, confirm meeting start times, especially with external participants.

To make sure you get to the right meeting at the right time, here are steps you can take for existing meetings:

• Check your appointments scheduled between March 9 and April 6, especially recurring appointments.
• If a meeting is off by an hour, please notify ask the organizer so they can update the meeting in the calendar system.
• If you are the meeting owner for a recurring appointment that occurs between March 9 and April 6, such as a weekly staff meeting, be proactive and check your meeting time to make sure that it is correct. You can also send out a reminder about the correct meeting time by doing the following:
  For Windows: Open the meeting -> Click on the Reply tab -> Click on the envelope icon to the bottom left of the page -> Click the Send button
  For Mac: Open the meeting -> Click on the People/Resources button -> Click on the envelope to the bottom left of the page -> Click the Send button
• If meetings continue to appear on your calendar at the wrong time, contact the ITU Support Center, 703-993-8870 or via email at support@gmu.edu.
  

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