.hero-image {
    height: 100px;           /* Fixed height */
    overflow: hidden;         /* Hide edges outside the box */
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;  /* Center horizontally */
    align-items: center;      /* Center vertically */
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.hero-image img {
    height: 100%;
    width: auto;              /* Keep aspect ratio */
    object-fit: cover;        /* Crop edges if needed */
    display: block;
}

/* The main container for the conference list */
.conference-grid {
    display: grid;
    /* This creates 3 equal-width columns */
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    /* This adds some space between the grid items */
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding-left: 0;
}

.conference-item {
    text-align: left;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .conference-grid {
        /* On smaller screens, switch back to a single column */
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1rem; /* Adjust the gap for the single column view */
    }
}