diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/osem-tickets.js b/app/assets/javascripts/osem-tickets.js
index ea99a349..51881055 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/osem-tickets.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/osem-tickets.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ function update_price($this){
     // Calculate price for row
     var value = $this.val();
     var price = $('#price_' + id).text();
-    $('#total_row_' + id).text(value * price);
+    $('#total_row_' + id).text((value * price).toFixed(2));
 
     // Calculate total price
     var total = 0;
     $('.total_row').each(function( index ) {
-        total += parseInt($(this).text());
+        total += parseFloat($(this).text());
     });
     $('#total_price').text(total);
 }
diff --git a/app/controllers/schedules_controller.rb b/app/controllers/schedules_controller.rb
index eeb272e0..eb145730 100644
--- a/app/controllers/schedules_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/schedules_controller.rb
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ class SchedulesController < ApplicationController
     # the schedule takes you to today if it is a date of the schedule
     @current_day = @conference.current_conference_day
     @day = @current_day.present? ? @current_day : @dates.first
-    return unless @current_day
-    # the schedule takes you to the current time if it is beetween the start and the end time.
-    @hour_column = @conference.hours_from_start_time(@conf_start, @conference.end_hour)
-
+    unless @current_day
+      # the schedule takes you to the current time if it is beetween the start and the end time.
+      @hour_column = @conference.hours_from_start_time(@conf_start, @conference.end_hour)
+    end
     # Ids of the schedules of confrmed self_organized tracks along with the selected_schedule_id
     @selected_schedules_ids = [@conference.program.selected_schedule_id]
     @conference.program.tracks.self_organized.confirmed.each do |track|
diff --git a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
index e8f295d5..8f620e62 100644
--- a/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/events_helper.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module EventsHelper
     if @program.tracks.confirmed.cfp_active.any?
       form.input :track_id, as: :select,
                             collection: @program.tracks.confirmed.cfp_active.pluck(:name, :id),
-                            include_blank: true
+                            include_blank: '(Please select)'
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/ticket_scanning.rb b/app/models/ticket_scanning.rb
index 6ce9d00c..350d4f9b 100644
--- a/app/models/ticket_scanning.rb
+++ b/app/models/ticket_scanning.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 class TicketScanning < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :physical_ticket
+
+  before_create :mark_user_present
+
+  private
+
+  def mark_user_present
+    if physical_ticket.ticket.registration_ticket?
+      physical_ticket.user.mark_attendance_for_conference(physical_ticket.conference)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ccdb488d..231e1c11 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :event_users, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :events, -> { uniq }, through: :event_users
   has_many :presented_events, -> { joins(:event_users).where(event_users: {event_role: 'speaker'}).uniq }, through: :event_users, source: :event
-  has_many :registrations, dependent: :destroy
+  has_many :registrations, dependent: :destroy do
+    def for_conference conference
+      where(conference: conference).first
+    end
+  end
   has_many :events_registrations, through: :registrations
   has_many :ticket_purchases, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :payments, dependent: :destroy
@@ -93,6 +97,12 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     event_registration.attended
   end
 
+  def mark_attendance_for_conference conference
+    registration = registrations.for_conference(conference)
+    registration.attended = true
+    registration.save
+  end
+
   def name
     self[:name].blank? ? username : self[:name]
   end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/versions/_object_desc_and_link.html.haml b/app/views/admin/versions/_object_desc_and_link.html.haml
index 12f9dbbc..a924a4cf 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/versions/_object_desc_and_link.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/versions/_object_desc_and_link.html.haml
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
   = 'booth'
   - booth = current_or_last_object_state(version.item_type, version.item_id)
   = link_if_alive version, booth.title,
-          admin_conference_booth_path(conference_id: Conference.find(version.conference_id).short_title, id: version.item_id )
+          admin_conference_booth_path(conference_id: Conference.find(version.conference_id).short_title, id: version.item_id ),
+          conference
 
 - when 'Program'
   = link_if_alive version, 'program',
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml
index c6d574d6..48fcd045 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   - if @program.event_types.any?
     You can submit proposals for
     = "#{event_types(@conference)}."
-  - if @program.tracks.any?
+  - if @program.tracks.confirmed.cfp_active.any?
     Proposals should fit in one of the
     = "#{pluralize(@program.tracks.confirmed.cfp_active.count, 'track')}:"
     = "#{tracks(@conference)}."
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/ticket_scannings_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/ticket_scannings_controller_spec.rb
index 245bd885..2eb2e4ed 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/ticket_scannings_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/ticket_scannings_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ describe Admin::TicketScanningsController do
   let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
   let(:conference) { create(:conference) }
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:paid_ticket_purchase) { create(:ticket_purchase, conference: conference, user: user) }
+  let!(:registration) { create(:registration, conference: conference, user: user) }
+  let(:registration_ticket) { create(:registration_ticket, conference: conference) }
+  let(:paid_ticket_purchase) { create(:ticket_purchase, conference: conference, user: user, ticket: registration_ticket, quantity: 1) }
   let(:physical_ticket) { create(:physical_ticket, ticket_purchase: paid_ticket_purchase) }
 
   context 'logged in as user with no role' do
diff --git a/spec/factories/ticket_scanning.rb b/spec/factories/ticket_scanning.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..540d1fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/ticket_scanning.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :ticket_scanning do
+    physical_ticket
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/ticket_scanning_spec.rb b/spec/models/ticket_scanning_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d978f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/ticket_scanning_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe TicketScanning do
+  let(:conference) { create(:conference) }
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+  let(:registration) { create(:registration, conference: conference, user: user) }
+  let(:registration_ticket) { create(:registration_ticket, conference: conference) }
+  let(:paid_ticket_purchase) { create(:ticket_purchase, conference: conference, user: user, ticket: registration_ticket, quantity: 1) }
+  let(:physical_ticket) { create(:physical_ticket, ticket_purchase: paid_ticket_purchase) }
+  let(:ticket_scanning) { create(:ticket_scanning, physical_ticket: physical_ticket) }
+
+  describe 'before_create' do
+    it 'marks user as present' do
+      expect(registration.attended).to eq(false)
+      ticket_scanning
+      registration.reload
+      expect(registration.attended).to eq(true)
+    end
+  end
+end