diff --git a/app/views/proposals/_tooltip.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/_tooltip.html.haml
index 168d2d26..dba9c991 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/_tooltip.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/_tooltip.html.haml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 - progress_status = event.progress_status
 %ul.list-unstyled
-  %li{'class'=>class_for_todo(progress_status['registered'])}
-    %span{'class'=>icon_for_todo(progress_status['registered'])}
-      - if progress_status['registered']
-        Speaker(s) registered to the conference
-      - else
-        = link_to 'Speaker(s) not registered to the conference', new_conference_conference_registration_path(event.program.conference.short_title)
+  - if @conference.registration_open? || (@conference.user_registered? current_user)
+    %li{'class'=>class_for_todo(progress_status['registered'])}
+      %span{'class'=>icon_for_todo(progress_status['registered'])}
+        - if progress_status['registered']
+          Speaker(s) registered to the conference
+        - else
+          = link_to 'Speaker(s) not registered to the conference', new_conference_conference_registration_path(event.program.conference.short_title)
   %li{'class'=>class_for_todo(progress_status['biographies'])}
     %span{'class'=>icon_for_todo(progress_status['biographies'])}
       - if progress_status['biographies']
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml
index 43b17199..ac833747 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/index.html.haml
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@
             The more information you add to your proposal, the more likely it is that the conference organizers accept your proposal.
             %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?
-          %p
-            Knowing the number of visitors for the conference helps the organizers plan better.
+          - if (@conference.registration_open?) && !(@conference.user_registered? current_user)
+            %p
+              %strong
+                Why do I need to register to the conference?
+            %p
+              Knowing the number of visitors for the conference helps the organizers plan better.
 
         %table.table.table-striped#events
           - @events.each do |event|
@@ -74,15 +73,20 @@
                     = 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;"}
-                - 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
-                  %div{class: "progress-bar #{event_progress_color(progress_percentage)}", style: "width:#{progress_percentage}%;"}
-                    = event.progress_status.reject{ |_key, value| value || value.nil? }.length
-                    left
-
+                = 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.registration_open?) || (@conference.user_registered? current_user) 
+                  - progress_percentage = event.calculate_progress
+                  .progress
+                    %div{class: "progress-bar #{event_progress_color(progress_percentage)}", style: "width:#{progress_percentage}%;"}
+                      = event.progress_status.reject{ |_key, value| value || value.nil? }.length
+                      left
+                - else
+                  - progress_list = event.progress_status
+                  - progress_percentage = (100 * progress_list.values.count(true) / (progress_list.values.compact.count-1)).to_s
+                  .progress
+                    %div{class: "progress-bar #{event_progress_color(progress_percentage)}", style: "width:#{progress_percentage}%;"}
+                      = event.progress_status.reject{ |_key, value| value || value.nil? }.length-1
+                      left
               %td.col-md-3{style: "padding:20px 0px 20px 0px;"}
                 .pull-right
                   - if event.transition_possible? :confirm