def list_events(self):
        fmtstr = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'

        now = int(time.time())
        nextweek = now + 604800 * 10 #*10 for testing

        f = urllib.request.urlopen('https://ctftime.org/api/v1/events/?limit=20&start={}&finish={}'.format(now, nextweek))
        l = json.load(f)
        newL = []

        for o in l:
            if not o['onsite']:
                o['start'] = datetime.datetime.strptime(o['start'][:-6], fmtstr)
                o['finish'] = datetime.datetime.strptime(o['finish'][:-6], fmtstr)
                newL.append(o)

        return newL


    def upcoming(self, bot, update):
        l = self.list_events()
        msg = "*Upcoming Online Events:* \n"
        for o in l:
            msg += '\n' + '[' + o['title'] + ']' + '(' + o['url'] + ') ' + '\n'
            msg += datetime.datetime.strptime(o['start'][:-6], fmtstr) + '\n'

        bot.send_message(chat_id=update.message.chat_id, text=msg, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN)