>I am very sorry that for us here in Europe the scheduled time for the Chat
>is so inconvenient. But I understand that finding the probable better time
>is almost an impossible task.
>Maybe some of us here in Europe are interested in meeting at another time.
 
Good idea, Al.  I was thinking of suggesting a second time for our periodic
SCREENchats that would both (1) facilitate European participation and (2)
provide a *daytime* meeting for North Americans (so that folks who have
their Internet connection at work/school could join in).
 
If Al doesn't mind, I'd suggest he take charge of trying to find such a
time.  (Is that okay, Al?)  And folks should send their preferences to him:
 
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One thought that occurred to me was a midday North American chat, which
would be early evening for Europeans.  For example:
 
One Day
10:00 a.m., Los Angeles
noon, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (and, say, Chicago)
1:00 p.m., New York
2:00 p.m., Buenos Aires
6:00 p.m., London and, I believe, GMT
7:00 p.m., Paris, Stockholm
8:00 p.m., Cairo
 
The Next Day
1:00 a.m., Beijing
2:00 a.m., Tokyo
3:00 a.m., Wollongong, Sydney
 
(Note:  These times do not take into consideration the presence/absence of
daylight savings time.)
 
A reminder:  We'll be chatting today about Australian film.  See below for
chat times.
 
At 20:22 05.09.96 -0500, you wrote:
>A few of us SCREEN-L folks have been working on real-time
>Internet-based discussions on topics of interest to film/TV educators
>and students.  We haven't worked out all the kinks (like finding a
>good time for everyone worldwide), but that hasn't stopped us from
>having weekly chats Monday night at 9:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time
 
Australian Film Chat:
 
Monday
7:00 p.m., Los Angeles
9:00 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Alabama (and, say, Chicago)
10:00 p.m., New York
11:00 p.m., Buenos Aires
 
Tuesday
3:00 a.m., London and, I believe, GMT
4:00 a.m., Paris, Stockholm
5:00 a.m., Cairo
10:00 a.m., Beijing
11:00 a.m., Tokyo
12:00 noon, Wollongong, Sydney
 
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