diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
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--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Apps:
    
    conference
    sponsorship
+   speakers
 
 
 Indices and tables
diff --git a/docs/speakers.rst b/docs/speakers.rst
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index 00000000..affaa198
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Speaker App
+===========
+
+The ``speaker`` app allows speakers to set up their profile, prior to or as
+part of the proposal submission phase. The **dashboard** is the means through
+which speakers manage their own profiles.
+
+We are planning to make the Speaker model more pluggable so, if you have
+particular fields you'd like your speakers to fill out, you'll be able to
+customize things more easily.
+
+Additional Speakers
+-------------------
+
+Because ``symposion`` supports additional speakers being attached to a
+proposal or actual presentation, it has the notion of a ``Speaker`` that is
+not yet a ``User`` on the site. For this reason, a ``Speaker`` may have a
+NULL ``user`` field (hopefully temporarily) as well as an ``invite_email``
+and ``invite_token`` field for the invitation sent to the additional speaker
+to join.
+
+.. todo:: perhaps explain the invitation flow
diff --git a/requirements/docs.txt b/requirements/docs.txt
index 82750ff4..366ee161 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/docs.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # requirements needed to build the docs
 
-Sphinx==1.1.2
+Sphinx==1.1.3