def METHOD_NAME(self, response):
    """Generate a defaultdict mapping of meeting dates and associated links"""
    link_date_map = defaultdict(list)
    for link in response.css(
        ".vc_col-sm-4.column_container:nth-child(1) .mk-text-block.indent16"
    )[:1].css("a"):
        link_str = link.xpath("./text()").extract_first()
        link_start = self._parse_start(link_str)
        if link_start:
            link_date_map[link_start.date()].append(
                {
                    "title": re.sub(r"\s+", " ", link_str.split(" – ")[-1]).strip(),
                    "href": link.attrib["href"],
                }
            )
    for section in response.css(
        ".vc_col-sm-4.column_container:nth-child(1) .vc_tta-panel"
    ):
        year_str = section.css(".vc_tta-title-text::text").extract_first().strip()
        for section_link in section.css("p > a"):
            link_str = section_link.xpath("./text()").extract_first()
            link_dt = self._parse_start(link_str, year=year_str)
            if link_dt:
                link_date_map[link_dt.date()].append(
                    {
                        "title": re.sub(
                            r"\s+", " ", link_str.split(" – ")[-1]
                        ).strip(),
                        "href": section_link.xpath("@href").extract_first(),
                    }
                )
    return link_date_map