diff --git a/agenda/conference.py b/agenda/conference.py
index 5f8972f..2e60d6f 100644
--- a/agenda/conference.py
+++ b/agenda/conference.py
@@ -1,57 +1,28 @@
 """Conferences."""
 
-import dataclasses
-import decimal
-from datetime import date, datetime
-
 import yaml
 
 from .types import Event
 
 
-@dataclasses.dataclass
-class Conference:
-    """Conference."""
-
-    name: str
-    topic: str
-    location: str
-    start: date | datetime
-    end: date | datetime
-    venue: str | None = None
-    address: str | None = None
-    url: str | None = None
-    accommodation_booked: bool = False
-    transport_booked: bool = False
-    going: bool = False
-    registered: bool = False
-    speaking: bool = False
-    online: bool = False
-    price: decimal.Decimal | None = None
-    currency: str | None = None
-
-    @property
-    def display_name(self) -> str:
-        """Add location if not already in conference name."""
-        return (
-            self.name
-            if self.location in self.name
-            else f"{self.name} ({self.location})"
-        )
-
-
 def get_list(filepath: str) -> list[Event]:
     """Read conferences from a YAML file and return a list of Event objects."""
-    return [
-        Event(
+    with open(filepath, "r") as f:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+    events = []
+    for conf in data.get("conferences", []):
+        start_date = conf["start"]
+        end_date = conf["end"]
+
+        # Skip the conference if it is before the input date.
+        event = Event(
             name="conference",
-            date=conf.start,
-            end_date=conf.end,
-            title=f"🎤 {conf.display_name}",
-            url=conf.url,
+            date=start_date,
+            end_date=end_date,
+            title=f'🎤 {conf["name"]} ({conf["location"]})',
+            url=conf.get("url"),
         )
-        for conf in (
-            Conference(**conf)
-            for conf in yaml.safe_load(open(filepath, "r"))["conferences"]
-        )
-    ]
+        events.append(event)
+
+    return events