diff --git a/app/services/events.service.ts b/app/services/events.service.ts
index 186f9c4..17b9d19 100644
--- a/app/services/events.service.ts
+++ b/app/services/events.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Data } from '../../node_modules/everlive-sdk/dist/declarations/everlive/types/Data';
 import { Query } from '../../node_modules/everlive-sdk/dist/declarations/everlive/query/Query';
+import * as jstz from 'jstz';
 
 import { EverliveProvider } from './everlive-provider.service';
 import { EventRegistrationsService } from './event-registrations.service';
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export class EventsService {
 
     create(event: Event) {
         this._clearExpandedFields(event);
+        (event as any).Timezone = jstz.determine().name();
         return this._data.create(event);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/services/users.service.ts b/app/services/users.service.ts
index cdecb5b..d812c61 100644
--- a/app/services/users.service.ts
+++ b/app/services/users.service.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Users } from '../../node_modules/everlive-sdk/dist/declarations/everliv
 import { User as ServerUser } from '../../node_modules/everlive-sdk/dist/declarations/everlive/interfaces/User';
 import { User } from '../shared'
 import { Observable, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import * as jstz from 'jstz';
 
 import { utilities } from '../shared';
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export class UsersService {
 
     register(username: string, password: string, displayName: string) {
         let attrs: any = { Email: username, DisplayName: displayName };
-        attrs.TimezoneOffset = (new Date()).getTimezoneOffset();
+        attrs.Timezone = jstz.determine().name();
         return this._users.register(username, password, attrs);
     }
 
diff --git a/cloud-code/notifyUsers.js b/cloud-code/notifyUsers.js
index 9a381b8..7d60af1 100644
--- a/cloud-code/notifyUsers.js
+++ b/cloud-code/notifyUsers.js
@@ -125,18 +125,13 @@ function getDataForUserRegisteredForEvent (context) {
         });
 }
 
-function _offsetDate (dateIsoString, offset) {
-    var oneHour = 3600000;
-    var msInMinute = 60000;
-    var d = new Date(dateIsoString);
-    var offsetDateInMs = d.getTime() + (d.getTimezoneOffset() * msInMinute);
-    return new Date(offsetDateInMs + (oneHour * (offset || 0)));
-}
-
-function _formatDate (dateIsoString, offset) {
-    var dateStr = _offsetDate(dateIsoString, offset).toString();
-    var ind = dateStr.indexOf(' GMT');
-    return dateStr.substring(0, ind);
+function _formatDate (dateIsoString, timezoneName) {
+    var moment = require('moment-timezone');
+    var result;
+    if (dateIsoString) {
+        result = moment.tz(dateIsoString, timezoneName).format('dddd, MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss A');
+    }
+    return result;
 }
 
 function getDataForEventRelated (templateName, context) {
@@ -151,12 +146,12 @@ function getDataForEventRelated (templateName, context) {
         .then(function(organizerRes) {
             var organizer = organizerRes.result;
             event.Organizer = organizer.DisplayName;
-            var offset = organizer.TimezoneOffset;
+            var timezoneName = event.Timezone || organizer.Timezone;
             if (event.EventDate) {
-                event.EventDate = _formatDate(event.EventDate, offset);
+                event.EventDate = _formatDate(event.EventDate, timezoneName);
             } else {
                 event.EventDateChoices = event.EventDateChoices.map(function(dateOption) {
-                    return _formatDate(dateOption, offset);
+                    return _formatDate(dateOption, timezoneName);
                 });
             }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5ecfa4..92c7385 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.4.6",
     "@angular/router": "3.4.6",
     "everlive-sdk": "1.9.2",
+    "jstz": "1.0.9",
     "nativescript-angular": "1.4.0",
     "nativescript-imagepicker": "~2.5.1",
     "nativescript-permissions": "^1.2.0",