diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e44fa6e9..59339697 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
         'srv0/yelp_large_assets/3f74899c069c'
         '/assets/img/illustrations/mascots/darwin@2x.png'
     ),
+    'timezone': 'America/Los_Angeles',
     'department': 'Consumer',
     'business_title': 'Engineer',
 }]
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ def _fake_user():
                 'office': 'USA: CA SF New Montgomery Office',
                 'company_profile_url': 'https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=nkN_do3fJ9xekchVC-v68A',
             },
+            timezone=user['timezone'],
             subscription_preferences=[preferences],
         )
         user_entity.put()
diff --git a/tests/logic/meeting_spec_test.py b/tests/logic/meeting_spec_test.py
index e46427c1..f56c8414 100644
--- a/tests/logic/meeting_spec_test.py
+++ b/tests/logic/meeting_spec_test.py
@@ -14,3 +14,22 @@ def test_get_users_from_spec(database, fake_user):
 
 def test_get_meeting_datetime(database, subscription):
     assert get_meeting_datetime(database.specs[0]).hour == 15
+
+
+def test_get_meeting_datetime_user_timezone(database, fake_user):
+    fake_user.timezone = 'America/Edmonton'
+    meeting_time = get_meeting_datetime(database.specs[0], fake_user)
+
+    assert meeting_time.tzinfo.zone == fake_user.timezone, (
+        "The meeting time should be in the user's timezone"
+    )
+
+
+def test_get_meeting_datetime_user_no_timezone(database, fake_user):
+    fake_user.timezone = None
+    localtime = get_meeting_datetime(database.specs[0], fake_user)
+
+    meeting_spec_timezone = database.specs[0].meeting_subscription.get().timezone
+    assert localtime.tzinfo.zone == meeting_spec_timezone, (
+        'User has no timezone, the meeting timezone should default to the meeting spec'
+    )
diff --git a/yelp_beans/logic/meeting_spec.py b/yelp_beans/logic/meeting_spec.py
index 311c1c14..1aaf9c5a 100644
--- a/yelp_beans/logic/meeting_spec.py
+++ b/yelp_beans/logic/meeting_spec.py
@@ -55,7 +55,14 @@ def get_users_from_spec(meeting_spec):
     return users
 
 
-def get_meeting_datetime(meeting_spec):
+def get_meeting_datetime(meeting_spec, user=None):
+    ''' Get the meeting datetime for user. If user is specified, the timezone will be the user's
+    timezone preference. If not specified, the timezone will be the meeting spec's timezone.
+    '''
+    if user and user.timezone:
+        meeting_timezone = user.timezone
+    else:
+        meeting_timezone = meeting_spec.meeting_subscription.get().timezone
+
     meeting_datetime = meeting_spec.datetime
-    meeting_timezone = meeting_spec.meeting_subscription.get().timezone
     return meeting_datetime.replace(tzinfo=utc).astimezone(timezone(meeting_timezone))
diff --git a/yelp_beans/models.py b/yelp_beans/models.py
index a026516e..6c6290f4 100644
--- a/yelp_beans/models.py
+++ b/yelp_beans/models.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from google.appengine.ext import ndb
+from pytz import common_timezones
 
 
 class User(ndb.Model):
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class User(ndb.Model):
     last_name = ndb.StringProperty(indexed=False)
     photo_url = ndb.TextProperty()
     metadata = ndb.JsonProperty()
+    timezone = ndb.StringProperty(default='America/Los_Angeles', choices=common_timezones, required=True)
     terminated = ndb.BooleanProperty(default=False, required=True)
     subscription_preferences = ndb.KeyProperty(
         kind="UserSubscriptionPreferences",
diff --git a/yelp_beans/send_email.py b/yelp_beans/send_email.py
index aa9827f3..6f34106f 100644
--- a/yelp_beans/send_email.py
+++ b/yelp_beans/send_email.py
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ def send_batch_weekly_opt_in_email(meeting_spec):
 
     for user in users:
         if not user.terminated:
+            meeting_localdatetime = get_meeting_datetime(meeting_spec, user)
             logging.info(user)
-            logging.info(meeting_datetime)
+            logging.info(meeting_localdatetime)
             send_single_email(
                 user.email,
                 "Want a yelp-beans meeting this week?",
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ def send_batch_weekly_opt_in_email(meeting_spec):
                     'first_name': user.first_name,
                     'office': subscription.office,
                     'location': subscription.location,
-                    'meeting_day': meeting_datetime.strftime('%A'),
-                    'meeting_time': meeting_datetime.strftime('%I:%M %p %Z'),
+                    'meeting_day': meeting_localdatetime.strftime('%A'),
+                    'meeting_time': meeting_localdatetime.strftime('%I:%M %p %Z'),
                     'meeting_url': create_url,
                     'link_to_change_pref': 'https://yelp-beans.appspot.com/'
                 }
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ def send_match_email(user, participants, meeting_spec):
         participants - other people in the meeting
         meeting_spec - meeting specification
     """
-    meeting_datetime = get_meeting_datetime(meeting_spec)
+    meeting_datetime = get_meeting_datetime(meeting_spec, user)
     meeting_datetime_end = meeting_datetime + datetime.timedelta(minutes=30)
     subscription = meeting_spec.meeting_subscription.get()