diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# emacs
+*~
diff --git a/src/jobs.py b/src/jobs.py
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+++ b/src/jobs.py
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+import yaml
+import icalendar
+
+import pprint
+import sys
+from os import listdir, chdir
+from os.path import isfile, dirname, join
+
+class MeetingJobs:
+    """Executes post, gate, and check jobs."""
+
+    # make this a singleton?
+    
+    def __init__(self, publish_url):
+        self.publish_url = publish_url
+
+    def execute_check():
+        pass
+
+    def execute_gate():
+        pass
+
+    def execute_post():
+        pass
+
+def pprint_yaml():
+    """For now, this is a simple script to import all the yaml files and pretty print it."""
+
+    # change the current directory to the meetings directory where all the yaml files are located
+    os.chdir('../meetings/')
+
+    # get a list of all the yaml files
+    yamlfiles = [f for f in os.listdir() if os.path.isfile(f) and ".yaml" in f]
+
+    meeting = []
+    for f in yaml:
+        m = open(f, 'r')
+
+        meeting.append(yaml.load(m))
+
+        # print yaml.load(meeting), used to have sys.out as second before to print to terminal
+        print yaml.dump(yaml.load(m))
+
+
+# main
+pprint_yaml()
diff --git a/src/meeting.py b/src/meeting.py
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+class Meeting:
+    """An OpenStack meeting."""
+
+    def __init__(self, yaml_file):
+
+        # create yaml object from yaml file. use it initialize following fields.
+
+        self.proj_name = yaml.name
+        self.uuid = yaml.uuid
+        self.chair = yaml.chair
+        self.descript = yaml.descript
+        self.agenda = yaml.agenda # this is a list of topics
+
+        # create schedule object
+        self.schedule = newly_created_schedule_object
+
+        # create checksum from something, perhaps entire object (this would 
+        # be an easy way to check is anything has changed that needs to be
+        # published)
+        self.checksum = generated_checksum
+
+    class Schedule:
+        """A meeting schedule."""
+        
+        def __init__(self, time, day, irc, period):
+            self.time = time
+            self.day = day
+            self.irc = irc
+            self.period = period
diff --git a/src/util.py b/src/util.py
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+class MeetingUtil:
+    """Utility functions."""
+
+    def convert_to_ical(yaml):
+        pass
+
+    def publish(meeting, ical):
+        pass
+
+    def check_conflicts(meeting):
+        pass
+
+    def check_syntax(yaml):
+        pass
+