if($this->request->getVar('isPublic') == "on"){
  $isPublic = 1;
}else{
  $isPublic = 0;
}
$data = [
    'title' => $this->request->getVar('title'),
    'cid' => $this->request->getVar('cid'),
    'openingSpeech' => $this->request->getVar('openingSpeech'),
    'isPublic' => $isPublic,
    'uid' => '1',
    'reminder' => $this->request->getVar('reminder'),
    'createdAt' =>  date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
];