protected function getEvents()
{
$events = ['' => 'Select one...'];
$conferences = Conference::current()->get();
$conferences = Helpers::keysByField($conferences, 'slug');
$conferences = Lookup::addOptions($conferences);
foreach ($conferences as $slug => $event) {
$events[$slug] = $event->city . ', ' . $event->state . ' | ';
$time = $event->start_date . (!empty($event->timezone) ? $event->timezone : '');
if (!empty($event->options->show_upcoming)) {
$events[$slug] .= date('F Y', strtotime($time));
} else {
$events[$slug] .= date('F j, Y', strtotime($time));
}
}
return $events;
}
