diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5b655fb..ba0c878d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,18 +193,16 @@ Any change in the English text can be done through a pull request on GitHub. If
### Events
-Events should be placed in `_events/YYYY-MM-DD-SHORTTITLE.md` and adhere to this format:
+Events should be placed in `_events.yml` and adhere to this format:
```
----
-date: 2014-02-21
-title: "2014 Texas Bitcoin Conference"
-venue: "Circuit of the Americas™ - Technology and Conference Center"
-address: "9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd"
-city: "Austin, TX"
-country: "United States"
-link: "http://texasbitcoinconference.com/"
----
+- date: 2014-02-21
+ title: "2014 Texas Bitcoin Conference"
+ venue: "Circuit of the Americas™ - Technology and Conference Center"
+ address: "9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd"
+ city: "Austin, TX"
+ country: "United States"
+ link: "http://texasbitcoinconference.com/"
```
### Release Notes
diff --git a/_events.yml b/_events.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20ba8525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_events.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+- date: 2014-11-18
+ title: "Cryptocurrencies: The Challenges & Opportunities Ahead"
+ venue: swissnex Boston
+ address: 420 Broadway
+ city: Cambridge, MA
+ country: United States
+ link: http://goo.gl/EdzG2r
+
+- date: 2014-11-20
+ title: "Inside Bitcoins Paris"
+ venue: "Espaces Cap 15"
+ address: "1/13 Quai de Grenelle, 75015 PARIS"
+ city: "Paris"
+ country: "France"
+ link: "http://insidebitcoins.fr/?utm_source=bitcoinorg&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm_campaign=bitcoinorgeventlistingibpar"
+
+- date: 2014-11-21
+ title: "Bangkok Bitcoin Expo"
+ venue: "Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)"
+ address: "60 New Rachadapisek Road, Klongtoey,
+ Bangkok 10110, Thailand"
+ city: "Bangkok"
+ country: "Thailand"
+ link: "http://bangkok-bitcoin-expo.com/"
+
+- date: 2014-11-22
+ title: "Bitcoin - Evoluzione in corso | Tecnologie all'orizzonte e presentazione ATM opensource"
+ venue: "Working Capital Accelerator - Bologna"
+ address: "Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 22"
+ city: "Bologna"
+ country: "Italy"
+ link: "http://smappo.com/event/5464d148d5c75_bitcoin-evoluzione-in-corso-tecnologie-all-orizzonte-e-presentazione-atm-opensource.html"
+
+- date: 2014-11-27
+ title: "REBIT2014"
+ venue: "Centro Direzionale “Il Volo”"
+ address: "Largo Giambellino, 18"
+ city: "Reggio Emilia"
+ country: "Italy"
+ link: "http://rebit2014.it"
+
+- date: 2014-11-28
+ title: "2014 Internet Finance Innovation CEO Summit (IFICS)—Global Bitcoin Summit"
+ venue: "Cyberport Hong Kong"
+ address: "100 Cyberport Road"
+ city: "Hong Kong"
+ country: "Hong Kong"
+ link: http://www.globalbtcsummit.com/
+
+- date: 2014-11-29
+ title: "The Bitcoin Forum: Investire nel Futuro"
+ venue: "Hotel Coronado"
+ address: "Via Francesco Borromini 10"
+ city: "Mendrisio"
+ country: "Switzerland"
+ link: "http://www.rischiocalcolato.it/the-bitcoin-forum"
+
+- date: 2014-11-29
+ title: "Bitcoin-South 2014"
+ venue: "Millennium hotel"
+ address: "32 Frankton Rd"
+ city: "Queenstown"
+ country: "New Zealand"
+ link: "http://bitcoinsouth.co"
+
+- date: 2014-12-04
+ title: "Bitcoin Conference Saint Petersburg"
+ venue: "Creative claster ArtMuze"
+ address: "Line 13, building 70-72"
+ city: "Saint Petersburg"
+ country: "Russia"
+ link: "http://bitcoinconf.spb.ru/en"
+
+- date: 2014-12-06
+ title: "CoinWisdom Sofia"
+ venue: "Hotel Expo"
+ address: "149 Tsarigradsko Shosse"
+ city: "Sofia"
+ country: "Bulgaria"
+ link: "https://coinwisdomsofia.com/"
+
+- date: 2014-12-06
+ title: "laBITconf 2014"
+ venue: "Rio Othon Palace"
+ address: "Avenida Atlantica 3264, Copacabana"
+ city: "Rio de Janeiro"
+ country: "Brazil"
+ link: "http://labitconf.com/"
+
+- date: 2014-12-11
+ title: "Dubai Bitcoin Conference"
+ venue: "Dubai International Financial Center"
+ address: "Dubai International Financial Center"
+ city: "Dubai"
+ country: "United Arab Emirates"
+ link: "http://dubaibitcoinconference.com/"
+
+- date: 2014-12-12
+ title: "Inside Bitcoins Seoul"
+ venue: "Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX)"
+ address: "2600, Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do"
+ city: "Goyang-si"
+ country: "South Korea"
+ link: "http://insidebitcoins.com/seoul?utm_source=bitcoinorg&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm_campaign=bitcoinorgeventlistingibseoul"
+
+- date: 2015-01-16
+ title: "The North American Bitcoin Conference"
+ venue: "Miami Beach Convention Centre"
+ address: "3001 Convention Centre Drive"
+ city: "Miami Beach, FL"
+ country: "United States"
+ link: "http://www.btcmiami.com"
+
+- date: 2015-01-29
+ title: "Inside Bitcoins Singapore"
+ venue: "Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre"
+ address: "1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore"
+ city: "Singapore"
+ country: "Singapore"
+ link: "http://insidebitcoins.com/singapore/2015?utm_source=bitcoinorg&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm_campaign=bitcoinorgeventlistingibsg"
+
+- date: 2015-01-29
+ title: "P2P Financial Systems 2015"
+ venue: "Deutsche Bundesbank"
+ address: "Taunusanlage 5"
+ city: "Frankfurt am Main"
+ country: "Germany"
+ link: "https://www.ecurex.com/p2pfisy/"
+
+- date: 2015-03-14
+ title: "Let the bit drop"
+ venue: "Stadium"
+ address: "Windsor Park, Bath Rd"
+ city: "Roseau"
+ country: "Commonwealth of Dominica"
+ link: "http://www.letthebitdrop.com/"
+
+- date: 2015-03-28
+ title: "Texas Bitcoin Conference"
+ venue: "Moody Theater"
+ address: "310 W Willie Nelson Blvd"
+ city: "Austin, TX"
+ country: "United States"
+ link: "http://texasbitcoinconference.com/conferences/austin2015"
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-18-futureofmoney.md b/_events/2014-11-18-futureofmoney.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b8bd78ae..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-18-futureofmoney.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-18
-title: "Cryptocurrencies: The Challenges & Opportunities Ahead"
-venue: swissnex Boston
-address: 420 Broadway
-city: Cambridge, MA
-country: United States
-link: http://goo.gl/EdzG2r
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-20-insidebitcoinsparis.md b/_events/2014-11-20-insidebitcoinsparis.md
deleted file mode 100644
index c8d1ff5d..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-20-insidebitcoinsparis.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-20
-title: "Inside Bitcoins Paris"
-venue: "Espaces Cap 15"
-address: "1/13 Quai de Grenelle, 75015 PARIS"
-city: "Paris"
-country: "France"
-link: "http://insidebitcoins.fr/?utm_source=bitcoinorg&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm_campaign=bitcoinorgeventlistingibpar"
----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-21-bangkokexpo.md b/_events/2014-11-21-bangkokexpo.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 99427567..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-21-bangkokexpo.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-21
-title: "Bangkok Bitcoin Expo"
-venue: "Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)"
-address: "60 New Rachadapisek Road, Klongtoey,
-Bangkok 10110, Thailand"
-city: "Bangkok"
-country: "Thailand"
-link: "http://bangkok-bitcoin-expo.com/"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-22-evoluzioneincorso.md b/_events/2014-11-22-evoluzioneincorso.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a2b7e66e..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-22-evoluzioneincorso.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-22
-title: "Bitcoin - Evoluzione in corso | Tecnologie all'orizzonte e presentazione ATM opensource"
-venue: "Working Capital Accelerator - Bologna"
-address: "Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 22"
-city: "Bologna"
-country: "Italy"
-link: "http://smappo.com/event/5464d148d5c75_bitcoin-evoluzione-in-corso-tecnologie-all-orizzonte-e-presentazione-atm-opensource.html"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-27-rebit.md b/_events/2014-11-27-rebit.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d654be2..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-27-rebit.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-27
-title: "REBIT2014"
-venue: "Centro Direzionale “Il Volo”"
-address: "Largo Giambellino, 18"
-city: "Reggio Emilia"
-country: "Italy"
-link: "http://rebit2014.it"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-28-globalbitcoinsubmit.md b/_events/2014-11-28-globalbitcoinsubmit.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 105d72b2..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-28-globalbitcoinsubmit.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-28
-title: "2014 Internet Finance Innovation CEO Summit (IFICS)—Global Bitcoin Summit"
-venue: "Cyberport Hong Kong"
-address: "100 Cyberport Road"
-city: "Hong Kong"
-country: "Hong Kong"
-link: http://www.globalbtcsummit.com/
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-29-bitcoinforum.md b/_events/2014-11-29-bitcoinforum.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f682fb5..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-29-bitcoinforum.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-29
-title: "The Bitcoin Forum: Investire nel Futuro"
-venue: "Hotel Coronado"
-address: "Via Francesco Borromini 10"
-city: "Mendrisio"
-country: "Switzerland"
-link: "http://www.rischiocalcolato.it/the-bitcoin-forum"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-11-29-bitcoinsouth.md b/_events/2014-11-29-bitcoinsouth.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e08834da..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-11-29-bitcoinsouth.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-11-29
-title: "Bitcoin-South 2014"
-venue: "Millennium hotel"
-address: "32 Frankton Rd"
-city: "Queenstown"
-country: "New Zealand"
-link: "http://bitcoinsouth.co"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-12-04-stpetersburg.md b/_events/2014-12-04-stpetersburg.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 018c68a4..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-12-04-stpetersburg.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-12-04
-title: "Bitcoin Conference Saint Petersburg"
-venue: "Creative claster ArtMuze"
-address: "Line 13, building 70-72"
-city: "Saint Petersburg"
-country: "Russia"
-link: "http://bitcoinconf.spb.ru/en"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-12-06-coinwisdom.md b/_events/2014-12-06-coinwisdom.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 4027d000..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-12-06-coinwisdom.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-12-06
-title: "CoinWisdom Sofia"
-venue: "Hotel Expo"
-address: "149 Tsarigradsko Shosse"
-city: "Sofia"
-country: "Bulgaria"
-link: "https://coinwisdomsofia.com/"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-12-06-labitconf.md b/_events/2014-12-06-labitconf.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 05aba7d3..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-12-06-labitconf.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-12-06
-title: "laBITconf 2014"
-venue: "Rio Othon Palace"
-address: "Avenida Atlantica 3264, Copacabana"
-city: "Rio de Janeiro"
-country: "Brazil"
-link: "http://labitconf.com/"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-12-11-dubaibitcoinconference.md b/_events/2014-12-11-dubaibitcoinconference.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3784b1c1..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-12-11-dubaibitcoinconference.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-12-11
-title: "Dubai Bitcoin Conference"
-venue: "Dubai International Financial Center"
-address: "Dubai International Financial Center"
-city: "Dubai"
-country: "United Arab Emirates"
-link: "http://dubaibitcoinconference.com/"
----
diff --git a/_events/2014-12-12-insidebitcoinsseoul.md b/_events/2014-12-12-insidebitcoinsseoul.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cb25d3b..00000000
--- a/_events/2014-12-12-insidebitcoinsseoul.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2014-12-12
-title: "Inside Bitcoins Seoul"
-venue: "Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX)"
-address: "2600, Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do"
-city: "Goyang-si"
-country: "South Korea"
-link: "http://insidebitcoins.com/seoul?utm_source=bitcoinorg&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm_campaign=bitcoinorgeventlistingibseoul"
----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_events/2015-01-16-northamericanconference.md b/_events/2015-01-16-northamericanconference.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a9224b4..00000000
--- a/_events/2015-01-16-northamericanconference.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2015-01-16
-title: "The North American Bitcoin Conference"
-venue: "Miami Beach Convention Centre"
-address: "3001 Convention Centre Drive"
-city: "Miami Beach, FL"
-country: "United States"
-link: "http://www.btcmiami.com"
----
diff --git a/_events/2015-01-29-insidebitcoinssingapore.md b/_events/2015-01-29-insidebitcoinssingapore.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b0524c5..00000000
--- a/_events/2015-01-29-insidebitcoinssingapore.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2015-01-29
-title: "Inside Bitcoins Singapore"
-venue: "Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre"
-address: "1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore"
-city: "Singapore"
-country: "Singapore"
-link: "http://insidebitcoins.com/singapore/2015?utm_source=bitcoinorg&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm_campaign=bitcoinorgeventlistingibsg"
----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_events/2015-01-29-p2pfinancial.md b/_events/2015-01-29-p2pfinancial.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5226d2ff..00000000
--- a/_events/2015-01-29-p2pfinancial.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2015-01-29
-title: "P2P Financial Systems 2015"
-venue: "Deutsche Bundesbank"
-address: "Taunusanlage 5"
-city: "Frankfurt am Main"
-country: "Germany"
-link: "https://www.ecurex.com/p2pfisy/"
----
diff --git a/_events/2015-03-14-letthebitdrop.md b/_events/2015-03-14-letthebitdrop.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b9b88ee2..00000000
--- a/_events/2015-03-14-letthebitdrop.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2015-03-14
-title: "Let the bit drop"
-venue: "Stadium"
-address: "Windsor Park, Bath Rd"
-city: "Roseau"
-country: "Commonwealth of Dominica"
-link: "http://www.letthebitdrop.com/"
----
diff --git a/_events/2015-03-28-texasbitcoin.md b/_events/2015-03-28-texasbitcoin.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bb0c2f6..00000000
--- a/_events/2015-03-28-texasbitcoin.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-date: 2015-03-28
-title: "Texas Bitcoin Conference"
-venue: "Moody Theater"
-address: "310 W Willie Nelson Blvd"
-city: "Austin, TX"
-country: "United States"
-link: "http://texasbitcoinconference.com/conferences/austin2015"
----
diff --git a/_plugins/events.rb b/_plugins/events.rb
index 6346cf4f..33c26f1f 100644
--- a/_plugins/events.rb
+++ b/_plugins/events.rb
@@ -92,12 +92,8 @@ module Jekyll
def conferences
conferences = []
- # Loop in _events/ files
- Dir.foreach('_events') do |file|
- # Skip events with malformed name
- next if file == '.' or file == '..'
- # Assign variables
- data = YAML.load_file('_events/'+file)
+ # Loop in _events.yml
+ YAML.load_file('_events.yml').each do |data|
# Skip event if it has started more than five days ago
date = data['date'].to_s.split('-')
next if Time.new.to_i > (Time.new(date[0].to_i,date[1].to_i,date[2].to_i).to_i + 432000)
diff --git a/_templates/events.html b/_templates/events.html
index 2eede9e2..c7ad6ad1 100644
--- a/_templates/events.html
+++ b/_templates/events.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ map.addLayer(markers);
{% filter_for p in site.conferences sort_by:date %}
{{ p.date | date:"%Y-%m-%d" }}
{{ p.city | htmlescape }}, {{ p.country | htmlescape }}
{% translate meetupgroup %}