diff --git a/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml b/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml
index 93bf8b2b..59824008 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml
@@ -2,16 +2,32 @@
   .container
     .row
       -# happening now events are displayed second in md or lg view
-      .col-md-6.col-md-push-6.col-lg-4.col-lg-push-8
-        #happening-now
-          = render 'happening_now', conference: conference,
-            events_schedules: events_schedules, pagy: pagy,
-            events_schedules_length: events_schedules_length,
-            events_schedules_limit: events_schedules_limit
+      - if conference.splashpage.include_happening_now?
+        - if conference.description.present?
+          .col-md-6.col-md-push-6.col-lg-4.col-lg-push-8
+            #happening-now
+              = render 'happening_now', conference: conference,
+                events_schedules: events_schedules, pagy: pagy,
+                events_schedules_length: events_schedules_length,
+                events_schedules_limit: events_schedules_limit
+        - else
+          .col-md-12
+            #happening-now
+              = render 'happening_now', conference: conference,
+                events_schedules: events_schedules, pagy: pagy,
+                events_schedules_length: events_schedules_length,
+                events_schedules_limit: events_schedules_limit
       - if conference.description.present?
-        .col-md-6.col-md-pull-6.col-lg-8.col-lg-pull-4
-          #about
-            .row
-              %h2.text-left{ style: 'margin-bottom:30px' } About the Conference
-              = markdown(conference.description, false)
+        - if conference.splashpage.include_happening_now?
+          .col-md-6.col-md-pull-6.col-lg-8.col-lg-pull-4
+            #about
+              .row
+                %h2.text-left{ style: 'margin-bottom:30px' } About the Conference
+                = markdown(conference.description, false)
+        - else
+          .col-md-12
+            #about
+              .row
+                %h2.text-left{ style: 'margin-bottom:30px' } About the Conference
+                = markdown(conference.description, false)
   .trapezoid
diff --git a/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml b/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml
index 98aea92b..3a73c0b0 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@
   = render 'header', conference: @conference, venue: @conference.venue
 
   -# description / happening now
-  = render 'about_and_happening_now', conference: @conference,
-    events_schedules: @events_schedules, pagy: @pagy,
-    events_schedules_length: @events_schedules_length,
-    events_schedules_limit: @events_schedules_limit
+  - if @conference.splashpage.include_happening_now? || @conference.description.present?
+    = render 'about_and_happening_now', conference: @conference,
+      events_schedules: @events_schedules, pagy: @pagy,
+      events_schedules_length: @events_schedules_length,
+      events_schedules_limit: @events_schedules_limit
 
   -# calls for content, or program
   - if @conference.splashpage.include_cfp