function create_conference() {
  global $log, $spUser,$_POST,$data; 
  $msgs = array(); 
  // check the title
  if (!$_POST[conference_name] ) { 
    $msgs[] = "Conference must have a title";
    return $msgs  ; 
  } 

  // validate the date ... 
  if (($conference_uts = strtotime($_POST[conference_date]))===false )  { 
    $msgs[] = "Conference date is an Invalid date.";
    return $msgs  ; 
  } 
  list ($m,$d,$y) = split('-',$_POST[conference_date]);

  // Make date objects...
  $confDate = new Date(); 
  $confDate->setMonth($m); 
  $confDate->setYear($y); 
  $confDate->setDay($d); 
  $confDate->setHour(0); 
  $confDate->setMinute(0); 
  $confDate->setSecond(0); 
  $beginTime = $confDate; 
  $endTime = $confDate; 

  list ($beginHour,$beginMinute) = split(':', $_POST[begin_time] ); 
  list ($endHour,$endMinute) = split(':', $_POST[end_time] ); 

  $beginTime->setHour($beginHour); 
  $beginTime->setMinute($beginMinute); 
  $endTime->setHour($endHour); 
  $endTime->setMinute($endMinute); 

  // see if it's the past
  if ($endTime->isPast() ){ 
    $msgs[] = "Conference date is in the Past.";
    return $msgs ; 
  }   

  // Make sure the end time is not less than the begin time
  if (Date::compare($endTime, $beginTime) != 1     ){ 
    $msgs[] = "Start time must be before end time.";
    return $msgs ; 
  }   
  
  // create a new Conference object

  $conference = new Conference($data->db, $spUser->username,$spUser->domain); 

  // get the user's company Id and load the companies constraints
  $conference->getCompanyId(); 
  $conference->loadConstraints() ; 
  // set the date objects.
  $conference->conferenceDate = $confDate; 
  $conference->beginTime = $beginTime; 
  $conference->endTime = $endTime; 
  $conference->conferenceName = $_POST[conference_name] ; 

  // Is the conference too long
  if (!$conference->isMaxTime()) {
    $msgs[] = "Your conference exceeds the maximum amount of minutes.";
    return $msgs  ; 
  } 
  
  // Are there other conferences scheduled for this time.
  if (!$conference->isMaxConcurrent()) {
    $msgs[] = "Your company has other conferences scheduled for this time.";
    return $msgs  ; 
  } 
  $error = "nay!"; 
  if ($conference->create($error) ) { 
    $msgs[] = "Conference created id = " . $conference->conferenceId;
    Header("Location: conference.php?msg=Conference created ") ;
  } else {
    $msgs[] = "Failed to create conference. ";
     $msgs[] = "$error";
  } 
  $owner = new Invitee($data->db, $conference->conferenceId);
  $owner->domain = $spUser->domain;
  $owner->username = $spUser->username;
  $owner->companyId = $conference->companyId; 
  $owner->inviteeEmail = $spUser->dbFields[email_address] ; 
  $owner->ownerFlag =  1; 
  $owner->inviteeName = $spUser->dbFields[first_name] . " " . $spUser->dbFields[last_name] ; 
  // genereate that unique code
  $owner->generateInviteeCode();   
  $owner->create();   
  $owner->sendNotify();   
  
  return $msgs  ; 


}