diff --git a/symposion/settings.py b/symposion/settings.py
index 0544bf0f..cb53d6d9 100644
--- a/symposion/settings.py
+++ b/symposion/settings.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
     "staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder",
     "staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
-    "staticfiles.finders.LegacyAppDirectoriesFinder",
     "compressor.finders.CompressorFinder",
 ]
 
@@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ SECRET_KEY = "8*br)9@fs!4nzg-imfrsst&oa2udy6z-fqtdk0*e5c1=wn)(t3"
 
 # List of callables that know how to import templates from various sources.
 TEMPLATE_LOADERS = [
-    "django.template.loaders.filesystem.load_template_source",
-    "django.template.loaders.app_directories.load_template_source",
+    "django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader",
+    "django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = [
@@ -107,12 +106,10 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = [
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django_openid.consumer.SessionConsumer",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
-    "pinax.apps.account.middleware.LocaleMiddleware",
-    "pinax.middleware.security.HideSensistiveFieldsMiddleware",
     "debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware",
 ]
 
-ROOT_URLCONF = "symposion_project.urls"
+ROOT_URLCONF = "symposion.urls"
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = [
     os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "templates"),
@@ -125,12 +122,8 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = [
     "django.core.context_processors.media",
     "django.core.context_processors.request",
     "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
-    
-    "staticfiles.context_processors.static",
-    
-    "pinax.core.context_processors.pinax_settings",
-    
-    "pinax.apps.account.context_processors.account",
+    "pinax_utils.context_processors.settings",
+    "account.context_processors.account",
 ]
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
@@ -143,31 +136,27 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.humanize",
     
-    "pinax.templatetags",
-    
     # theme
+    "pinax_theme_bootstrap_account",
     "pinax_theme_bootstrap",
-    "django_forms_bootstrap",
+    # "django_forms_bootstrap",
     
     # external
-    "staticfiles",
     "compressor",
     "debug_toolbar",
     "mailer",
     "django_openid",
     "timezones",
-    "emailconfirmation",
     "metron",
     "easy_thumbnails",
     
     # Pinax
-    "pinax.apps.account",
-    "pinax.apps.signup_codes",
+    "account",
     
     # project
-    "about",
-    "sponsorship",
-    "conference",
+    "symposion.about",
+    "symposion.sponsorship",
+    "symposion.conference",
 ]
 
 FIXTURE_DIRS = [
@@ -185,9 +174,9 @@ ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = False
 ACCOUNT_EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION = False
 ACCOUNT_UNIQUE_EMAIL = EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_UNIQUE_EMAIL = False
 
-AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
-    "pinax.apps.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend",
-]
+# AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
+#     "pinax.apps.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend",
+# ]
 
 LOGIN_URL = "/account/login/" # @@@ any way this can be a url name?
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URLNAME = "what_next"