Fix #269

plugins/event_schedule/directives.py

@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ class Event(Directive):
         node['begin'] = dateutil.parser.parse(self.options['begin'])
         node['end'] = dateutil.parser.parse(self.options['end'])
         node['title'] = self.arguments[0]
-        node['speaker'] = self.options.get('speaker', None)
+        # Fix issue #269
+        speaker = self.options.get('speaker')
+        node['speaker'] = speaker if speaker != 'None' else None
         node['support'] = self.options.get('support', list())
         node['content'] = '\n'.join(self.content)
         content = event_content()

plugins/event_schedule/templates/event.tpl

@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@
     <div class="col-lg-6 p-lg-0">
         {% if node_type == 'speaker' %}
             <p class="m-0 event-title">{{ node['title'] }}</p>
-            {% if node['speaker'] %}
-                <p class="speaker">{{ node['speaker'] }}</p>
-            {% endif %}
+            <p class="speaker">{{ node['speaker'] if node['speaker'] }}</p>
         {% elif node_type == 'break' %}
             <p class="event-break">{{ node['break'] }}</p>
         {% endif %}