diff --git a/symposion_project/apps/conference/models.py b/symposion_project/apps/conference/models.py
index bd792a10..e5e52d3f 100644
--- a/symposion_project/apps/conference/models.py
+++ b/symposion_project/apps/conference/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from timezones.fields import TimeZoneField
 
@@ -11,14 +12,14 @@ class Conference(models.Model):
     the full conference for a specific year, e.g. US PyCon 2012.
     """
     
-    title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    title = models.CharField(_('title'), max_length=100)
     
     # when the conference runs
-    start_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)
-    end_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)
+    start_date = models.DateField(_('start date'), null=True, blank=True)
+    end_date = models.DateField(_('end date'), null=True, blank=True)
     
     # timezone the conference is in
-    timezone = TimeZoneField(blank=True)
+    timezone = TimeZoneField(_('timezone'), blank=True)
     
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.title
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ class Conference(models.Model):
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
+    class Meta(object):
+        verbose_name = _('conference')
+        verbose_name_plural = _('conferences')
+
 
 class Section(models.Model):
     """
@@ -44,17 +49,21 @@ class Section(models.Model):
     scheduling process.
     """
     
-    conference = models.ForeignKey(Conference)
+    conference = models.ForeignKey(Conference, verbose_name=_('conference'))
     
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    name = models.CharField(_('name'), max_length=100)
     
     # when the section runs
-    start_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)
-    end_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)
+    start_date = models.DateField(_('start date'), null=True, blank=True)
+    end_date = models.DateField(_('end date'), null=True, blank=True)
     
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.name
 
+    class Meta(object):
+        verbose_name = _('section')
+        verbose_name_plural = _('sections')
+
 
 def current_conference():
     from django.conf import settings