redirect to propose page first

Author: jerdog

content/events/2025-kansas-city/propose.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ There are three ways to propose a topic at DevOpsDays:
 
 <div class = "row" id = "main-row">
   <div class = "col-md-12">
-      <a class="btn btn-primary btn-block" style = "margin: auto; width: 15%; background-color: #96bfe6; border-color: #96bfe6;" href="">
+      <a class="btn btn-primary btn-block" style = "margin: auto; width: 15%; background-color: #96bfe6; border-color: #96bfe6;" href="https://sessionize.com/kcdc-2025" target="_blank">
           <i class="fa-solid fa-envelope"></i>
           &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Propose a Talk
       </a>

data/events/2025/kansas-city/main.yml

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ startdate: 2025-08-13T08:00:00-06:00 # The start date of your event. Leave blank
 enddate: 2025-08-13T17:00:00-06:00 # The end date of your event. Leave blank if you don't have a venue reserved yet.
 
 # Leave CFP dates blank if you don't know yet, or set all three at once.
-cfp_date_start: 2025-01-07T12:00:00-06:00 # start accepting talk proposals.
+cfp_date_start: 2025-01-07T08:00:00-06:00 # start accepting talk proposals.
 cfp_date_end: 2025-02-21T23:59:59-06:00 # close your call for proposals.
 cfp_date_announce: "" # inform proposers of status
 
-cfp_link: "https://sessionize.com/kcdc-2025" #if you have a custom link for submitting proposals, add it here. This will control the Propose menu item as well as the "Propose" button.
+cfp_link: "" #if you have a custom link for submitting proposals, add it here. This will control the Propose menu item as well as the "Propose" button.
 
 registration_date_start: # start accepting registration. Leave blank if registration is not open yet. This will make the "Register" button appear on your "Welcome" page.
 registration_date_end: # close registration. Leave blank if registration is not open yet. If you set "registration_date_start" you need a value here.