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See [here](https://help.oxfordabstracts.com/knowledge/registering-for-the-virtual-program?hsLang=en) for how this is done.   The **Event timezone** panel will appear. Begin by setting your timezone. Click in the field below. ![](https://help.oxfordabstracts.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Dec-22-2021-10-50-30-95-AM.jpeg?width=300&name=undefined-Dec-22-2021-10-50-30-95-AM.jpeg)   This will reveal a dropdown list of all timezones. Select the one you require.![](https://help.oxfordabstracts.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction8070540444originalY6erDv2vnJ73QMA2kkLFL783wilKChu26g.png?width=300&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction8070540444originalY6erDv2vnJ73QMA2kkLFL783wilKChu26g.png)   Please note:  We display a standard list of times that doesn't change in the program builder, so if a country is in summer time then we display the non-summertime timezone in the dropdown. 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