diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/osem-schedule.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/osem-schedule.css.scss
index 872c368a..debd7640 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/osem-schedule.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/osem-schedule.css.scss
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ background-image: -webkit-gradient(
     color: rgb(185, 74, 72);
 }
 
-a.unstyled-link {
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: #333333;
-    outline: 0;
-}
-
 .program-dropdown, .schedule-dropdown{
   margin-left: 20%;
   margin-right: 20%;
@@ -175,6 +169,10 @@ td.no-padding{
    display: inline-block;
  }
 
+.event-panel{
+   cursor: pointer;
+ }
+
 .program-dropdown{
   margin-left: 20%;
   margin-right: 20%;
diff --git a/app/views/conference/_event.html.haml b/app/views/conference/_event.html.haml
index 98c835d3..fe849737 100644
--- a/app/views/conference/_event.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conference/_event.html.haml
@@ -1,33 +1,43 @@
-%a.unstyled-link{href: url_for(conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id))}
-  .panel.panel-default
-    .panel-body
-      - if speaker = event.speakers.first
-        = image_tag speaker.gravatar_url, :class => "img-circle pull-right all-speaker-pic", |
-                                          :alt => speaker.name, |
-                                          :title => speaker.name |
-      %span.h3
-        = event.title
-        %br
-        %small
-          = event.subtitle
-      %h4
-        presented by #{event.speaker_names}
-      %p
-        = truncate(event.abstract, :length => 400)
-        = link_to 'more', conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id) if event.abstract.length > 400
-      - if event.scheduled?
-        %span.track
-          %span.fa.fa-clock-o
-          %span.label{ style: "background-color: grey" }
-            = event.start_time.strftime('%H:%M')
-            \-
-            = event.end_time.strftime('%H:%M')
-        %span.track
-          %span.fa.fa-map-marker
-          %span.label{ style: "background-color: grey" }
-            = event.room.name
-      - if event.track
-        %span.track
-          %span.fa.fa-road
-          %span.label{ style: "background-color: #{event.track.color}; color: #{ contrast_color(event.track.color) }" }
-            = event.track.name
+.panel.panel-default.event-panel{ id: "link-#{event.id}" }
+  .panel-body
+    - if speaker = event.speakers.first
+      = image_tag speaker.gravatar_url, :class => "img-circle pull-right all-speaker-pic", |
+                                        :alt => speaker.name, |
+                                        :title => speaker.name |
+    %span.h3
+      = event.title
+      %br
+      %small
+        = event.subtitle
+    %h4
+      presented by #{event.speaker_names}
+    %p
+      = truncate(event.abstract, :length => 400)
+      = link_to 'more', conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id) if event.abstract.length > 400
+    - if event.scheduled?
+      %span.track
+        %span.fa.fa-clock-o
+        %span.label{ style: "background-color: grey" }
+          = event.start_time.strftime('%H:%M')
+          \-
+          = event.end_time.strftime('%H:%M')
+      %span.track
+        %span.fa.fa-map-marker
+        %span.label{ style: "background-color: grey" }
+          = event.room.name
+    - if event.track
+      %span.track
+        %span.fa.fa-road
+        %span.label{ style: "background-color: #{event.track.color}; color: #{ contrast_color(event.track.color) }" }
+          = event.track.name
+
+:javascript
+
+  $("#link-#{event.id}").click(function(e) {
+    var url = "#{url_for(conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id))}";
+    
+    if(e.ctrlKey)
+      window.open(url,'_blank');
+    else
+      window.location = url;
+  });