Create Design Sync - APAC + AMER/EMEA Alternations

Description

We've been running our Create Design Syncs during late nights for AEDT, which has worked because of @mle's super flexible hours, but with our team growing, and daylight savings time, we should re-evaluate the time we hold our design syncs so they are more inclusive for APAC and AMER/EMEA timezones.

Our design team:

Proposal

Let's alternate each Design Sync to be APAC-inclusive as well as AMER/EMEA-inclusive. That would look like this:

APAC 00:30 UTC - 1:20 UTC

  • 4:30-5:20 PM PST (Alyssa - late afternoon)
  • 11:30 AM-12:20 PM AEDT (Michaell - late morning)
  • 1:30-2:20 AM CET (Mark - middle of night - skips)
  • 10:30-11:20 AM AEST (Bonnie - mid-morning)
  • 7:30-8:20 PM EST (Gina - evening)

AMER/EMEA 16:00 UTC - 16:50 UTC

  • 8:00-8:50 AM PST (Alyssa - morning)
  • 2:00-2:50 AM AEDT (Michael - middle of night - skips)
  • 5:00-5:50 PM CET (Mark - end of day)
  • 1:00-1:50 AM AEST (Bonnie - middle of night - skips)
  • 11:00-11:50 AM EST (Gina - late morning)

How this would apply to our upcoming design syncs 👇

  1. 2025-11-20: AMER/EMEA
  2. 2025-12-04: APAC
  3. 2025-12-18: AMER/EMEA

Considerations to make this work 🕰️

  • Fill out the agenda at least 2 days before to give others ample time to leave feedback.
  • Record the meetings and share with the team to watch.