diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
index 95df659bebb08f673f47f4130ea50a79f78a2c8f..2e454288b47bcb934e9fe4cdcc182e9334e29dda 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-8">
           <p class="">
-            <span class="wrap-break">Talk proposal submissions are now open, until August 9th.</span>
+            <span class="wrap-break">Talk proposal submissions are now open, until August 16th.</span>
             <span class="wrap-break"><a href="/speak">Submit your proposal now!</a></span>
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
           <h3 class="txt"><a href="/code-of-conduct">Attendee Safety</a></h3>
           <div class="filter"></div>
           <div class="bg" style="background-image: url('{% static "images/homepage/4th-street-parade.jpg" %}');"></div>
-          <p>We take our code of conduct serioiusly: our staff have taken enforcement training.</p>
+          <p>We take our code of conduct seriously: our staff have taken enforcement training.</p>
         </div>
       </div>