This has been a solved problem since 2008 but it may not be obvious to everybody so I'm publicising it here.
You can set the timezone of individual events in Lightning. When you edit an event, there are timezone links next to the start and end times. You can see it in this page's screenshot. The link colour may not always stand out. Clicking on the link brings up a timezone chooser map where you can change the timezone of the event. If the start and end times are linked, you only need to change one. Also if you have used a foreign timezone before, a shortcut is provided.
It seems however, from limited testing, that for synced calendars such as Gcal, existing events have to be edited at both sides for the timezone to stick, even though the time is correct.
An essential feature for those of us who work or communicate across timezones, or have deadlines in other timezones, e.g. taking a MOOC.
Now if only the ICS files sent to me always had the correct timezone.
You can set the timezone of individual events in Lightning. When you edit an event, there are timezone links next to the start and end times. You can see it in this page's screenshot. The link colour may not always stand out. Clicking on the link brings up a timezone chooser map where you can change the timezone of the event. If the start and end times are linked, you only need to change one. Also if you have used a foreign timezone before, a shortcut is provided.
It seems however, from limited testing, that for synced calendars such as Gcal, existing events have to be edited at both sides for the timezone to stick, even though the time is correct.
An essential feature for those of us who work or communicate across timezones, or have deadlines in other timezones, e.g. taking a MOOC.
Now if only the ICS files sent to me always had the correct timezone.
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