[forgingahead]

Re: 1, you can set it in the database as a UTC record and then have it visually change in the HTML (using javascript) with several options.

Eg: If I select 7am on 6/15 from your dropdown list, you render some inline HTML that shows some/all of the following:

"7am EST" "4am PST" "6am CST"

etc

Timezones are definitely tricky, but if you search StackOverflow or other sites there might be some good recommended approaches.

[jhare]

I've worked in a lot of time/timezone related apps and Moment (Javascript) has treated me the best so far.

http://momentjs.com/

[smcguinness]

http://www.datejs.com/ has been my goto js lib for handling frontend date/time.