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collections.event

Event

An event, such as a meeting or a conference.

Required Attributes:

Name Type Description
id str

The ID of this event.

parent Collection

The Collection object that this event belongs to.

is_explicit bool

True if this event was defined explicitly in the XML.

List Attributes:

Name Type Description
colocated_ids list[AnthologyIDTuple]

Volume IDs of proceedings that were colocated with this event.

links dict[str, AttachmentReference]

Links to materials for this event paper. The dictionary key specifies the type of link (e.g., "handbook" or "website").

talks list[Talk]

Zero or more references to talks belonging to this event.

Optional Attributes:

Name Type Description
title Optional[MarkupText]

The title of the event.

location Optional[str]

The location of the event.

dates Optional[str]

The dates when the event happened.

collection_id property

collection_id

The collection ID this event belongs to.

root property

root

The Anthology instance to which this object belongs.

from_xml classmethod

from_xml(parent, event)

Instantiates a new event from an <event> block in the XML.

to_xml

to_xml()

Returns:

Type Description
_Element

A serialization of this event as an <event> block in the Anthology XML format.

volumes

volumes()

Returns an iterator over all volumes co-located with this event.

Talk

A talk without an associated paper, such as a keynote or invited talk.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
title MarkupText

The title of the talk.

type Optional[str]

Type of talk, e.g. "keynote".

speakers list[NameSpecification]

Name(s) of speaker(s) who gave this talk; can be empty.

attachments dict[str, AttachmentReference]

Links to attachments for this talk. The dictionary key specifies the type of attachment (e.g., "video" or "slides").

from_xml classmethod

from_xml(element)

Instantiates a Talk from its <talk> block in the XML.

to_xml

to_xml()

Returns:

Type Description
_Element

A serialization of this talk as a <talk> block in the Anthology XML format.