diff --git a/pinaxcon/settings.py b/pinaxcon/settings.py
index 67d3a695672d08f457ccb476c0f82033975eed50..1ad703b3f4fffba552377b36a6ed9a7cea820af5 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/settings.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/settings.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
 CONFERENCE_ID = 1
 PROPOSAL_FORMS = {
     "talk": "pinaxcon.proposals.forms.TalkProposalForm",
+    "discussion": "pinaxcon.proposals.forms.TalkProposalForm",
 }
 PINAX_PAGES_HOOKSET = "pinaxcon.hooks.PinaxPagesHookSet"
 PINAX_BOXES_HOOKSET = "pinaxcon.hooks.PinaxBoxesHookSet"
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html b/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
index a1d91aa048994f9d21c3440474d45de8d7731b87..be8622b3f445fb6c0c2539b6e137605c7a7af04f 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                     <a href="{% url "speaker_edit" %}" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
                         <i class="fa fa-pencil"></i> Edit your speaker profile
                     </a>
-                    <a href="/proposals/submit/talk" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
+                    <a href="/proposals/submit" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
                         <i class="fa fa-plus-sign"></i> Submit a new proposal
                     </a>
                 {% endif %}