function getClientTimeZone () {
			// function which is called when a session is initialised 
			// tells server what timezone the user is in
			// domainAndRoot is not defined until a little later in the process, so need to delay running this function for a short while
			dummyImage = new Image();
			currentTime = new Date();
			theUrl = domainAndRoot + '\/webservices\/user.cfc?method=setClientTimeOffset&ClientUTCOffsetMinutes=' + currentTime.getTimezoneOffset();
			dummyImage.src = theUrl ;
}

setTimeout(getClientTimeZone,2000) ;