/**
  * @param $member
  * @param $category_id
  * @throws ValidationException
  * @throws null
  */
 public static function addChair($member, $category_id)
 {
     $priorChair = SummitTrackChair::get()->filter('MemberID', $member->ID)->first();
     $category = PresentationCategory::get()->byID($category_id);
     if (!$priorChair) {
         $chair = new self();
         $chair->MemberID = $member->ID;
         $chair->write();
         $chair->Categories()->add($category);
         //Find or create the 'track-chairs' group
         if (!($Group = Group::get()->filter('Code', 'track-chairs')->first())) {
             $Group = new Group();
             $Group->Code = "track-chairs";
             $Group->Title = "Track Chairs";
             $Group->Write();
             $member->Groups()->add($Group);
         }
         //Add member to the group
         $member->Groups()->add($Group);
         return $chair->ID;
     } else {
         $priorChair->Categories()->add($category);
         $priorChair->Member()->addToGroupByCode('track-chairs');
         return $priorChair->ID;
     }
 }