> Ad 1: maybe we can move January meeting to the third Tuesday?

I think that would be fine by me.


> Ad 2: World clock tells me that 9:00 EST is 6:00 PST (for Jan, Feb, Nov, and Dec) ...

Yes, it is. But our meetings are at 13:00Z, not 09:00 EST. Should we change them to 09:00 EST?