def put_conferences(conferences):
"""
makes DB Conference objects, associating them with their person
Keyword arguments:
person_handle -- person that owns these courses
conferences -- list of courses to associate person with
no return
"""
l = []
for conference in conferences:
conf = conference.find('conference')
date = get_text(conf.find('date'))
name = get_text(conf.find('name'))
conf_location = get_text(conf.find('conf_location'))
presentation_title = get_text(conference.find('presentation_title'))
conference = Faculty4.addConference(name, date, conf_location)
l.append(Faculty4.addPresentation(presentation_title, conference))
return l
