diff --git a/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml
index 5ed332dc..43b17199 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
             %br
             It will also be more likely that visitors find your proposal interesting enough to attend.
 
+        - if Conference.where(short_title: params[:conference_id]).first.registration_period
           %p
             %strong
               Why do I need to register to the conference?
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@
                     = link_to registered_text(event), registrations_conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event), class: 'btn btn-xs btn-danger'
 
               %td.col-md-2{style: "padding:20px 8px 20px 8px;"}
-                = link_to 'Complete your proposal', 'javascript: void(0)', "type"=>"button", "data-trigger"=>"focus", "data-toggle"=>"popover", "title"=>"Your todo list", "data-content"=>"#{render partial: 'tooltip', locals: { event: event} }"
+                - if Conference.where(short_title: params[:conference_id]).first.registration_period
+                  = link_to 'Complete your proposal', 'javascript: void(0)', "type"=>"button", "data-trigger"=>"focus", "data-toggle"=>"popover", "title"=>"Your todo list", "data-content"=>"#{render partial: 'tooltip', locals: { event: event} }"
 
                 - progress_percentage = event.calculate_progress
                 .progress