Managing chat sessions

A system for managing chat sessions, the system comprising:

• one or more processor units, a memory, and one or more computer readable storage devices;
• and
• first program instructions to generate icons for participants in a chat session based on local times for participants, wherein the icons comprise indicators at positions relative to the icons, and the positions of the indicators identify the local times for the participants in the chat session, wherein the first program instructions are stored in at least one of the computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the processor units via the memory.

A computer program product for managing chat sessions, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device;
• and
• program instructions, stored on the computer readable storage device, for generating icons for participants in a chat session based on local times for participants, wherein the icons comprise indicators at positions relative to the icons, and the positions of the indicators identify the local times for the participants in the chat session.