diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e21baa2c..96cc1673 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ gem 'acts_as_commentable_with_threading'
 gem 'prawn'
 gem 'prawn_rails'
 gem 'gravtastic'
+gem 'active_model_serializers'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0387fdfe..b9041a60 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ GEM
       rack-cache (~> 1.2)
       rack-test (~> 0.6.1)
       sprockets (~> 2.2.1)
+    active_model_serializers (0.8.1)
+      activemodel (>= 3.0)
     activemodel (3.2.11)
       activesupport (= 3.2.11)
       builder (~> 3.0.0)
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
+  active_model_serializers
   acts_as_commentable_with_threading
   bcrypt-ruby (~> 3.0.0)
   bootstrap-sass
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ec4ef9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Api::BaseController < ActionController::Base
+  protect_from_forgery
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/conferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/conferences_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d12cd99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/conferences_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Api::V1::ConferencesController < Api::BaseController
+  respond_to :json
+
+  def index
+    respond_with Conference.all
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/serializers/conference_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/conference_serializer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37d9cd1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/serializers/conference_serializer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+class ConferenceSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+  attributes :guid, :name, :description, :year, :socialtag, :date_range#, :url, :revision
+
+  def name
+    object.short_title
+  end
+
+  def description
+    object.title
+  end
+
+  def year
+    object.start_date.try(:year)
+  end
+
+  def socialtag
+    object.social_tag
+  end
+
+  def date_range
+    object.date_range_string
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 251a9ce9..73c1f786 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ Osem::Application.routes.draw do
       delete "/register" => "ConferenceRegistration#unregister"
     end
   end
+
+  namespace :api, defaults: {format: 'json'} do
+    namespace :v1 do
+      resources :conferences, :only => :index
+    end
+  end
+
   match "/admin" => redirect("/admin/conference")
 
   root :to => "home#index"