Setting your timezone on the conference website makes most of the times displayed on the conference website be shown in the selected timezone. One page, the conference Papers page, is an exception to this which shows times using the timezone of your browser (that page uses Javascript which doesn't have good support for controlling the timezone). If you are attending the conference in-person it's recommended that you set your timezone to the conference location's timezone. That way you'll see the schedule in the timezone for when you arrive at the conference.
If you are attending a conference in person it's recommended that you set your timezone to the conference locations timezone as that will make the
This is a cautionary tale about timezones. Attendees have noticed that the times shown on the virtual website appeared incorrect. The problem was that they chose a timezone that did not adjust for daylight savings time. We highly recommend picking a timezone based on a nearby city, especially if your area observes daylight savings time. Timezones are political and complex and thus confusing. Please check your timezone, and preferably choose a zone based on a city. Note that we are currently in Daylight Savings Time rather than Standard time in most, but not all of the US and Europe.
Set your timezone at
Use one of the "Cannonical" or "Alias" timezones as listed on wikipedia list of timezones.