> > However, many events are actually specified relative to a particular
> > timezone, and timezone offsets occasionally change with little advance
> > warning.  As such, this representation may not be sufficient for
> > specifying dates and times of some kinds of events, particularly
> > future events.
> > 
> > In such cases it is necessary to include a representation of the timezone
> > (not merely the GMT offset) along with the date of the event.  This
> > specification does not provide such a facility, and is therefore
> > inappropriate for representation of (for example) events on a calendar.
> 
> Is this not covered in section 1?
> 
>   o  All times expressed have a stated relationship (offset) to
>      Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).  (This is distinct from some
>      usage in scheduling applications where a local time and location
>      may be known, but the actual relationship to UTC may be dependent
>      on the unknown or unknowable actions of politicians or
>      administrators.  The UTC time corresponding to 17:00 on 23rd March
>      2005 in New York may depend on administrative decisions about
>      daylight savings time.  This specification steers well clear of
>      such considerations.)

yes, that appears to be sufficient.  sorry I missed it.

Keith 

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