I think almost all nuance is lost in such brief general press articles. Of course, any confusion on this group’s part pales in comparison to those trying to rely on their devices and applications to plan their activities.

Suffice it to say I’ve been talking with my colleague Baher and he has been in dialogue with the government contacts and relayed the best practice discussed on this list, and the negative consequences for their populace of making eleventh hour changes.

Let’s see if the increased awareness will help for future changes.

kim

From: <tz-bounces@iana.org> on behalf of Arthur David Olson <arthurdavidolson@gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 4:03 PM
To: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: Time Zone Database list <tz@iana.org>
Subject: Re: [tz] ICANN contacts Egyptian government about recent last-minute clock change

"ICANN thrown into confusion by cancelation of Daylight Saving Time" does make it seem as if it's ICANN's fault, no?

     @dashdashado

On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> wrote:

Baher Esmat of ICANN contacted the Egyptian government asking it to give us more notice about clock changes next time. This found its way into the popular press earlier this month; here's the English-language version:

Al-Youm A-M. ICANN thrown into confusion by cancelation of Daylight Saving Time. Egypt Independent 2016-07-08. http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/icann-thrown-confusion-cancelation-daylight-saving-time