diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
index 6fee13679465a89e97b298f7ed42b07002eb7216..6e90bf5c510ed29560bb54f8df98d142f15db1dd 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
           <h4>
             December 2 &amp; 3, 2017<br/>
-            Talk submissions open August 21
+            Talk submissions close September 29
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div class="col-md-4 col-md-offset-2 email-signup-panel">
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
     <div class="container homepage-block-footer">
       <div>
+        <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="/dashboard">Submit a Proposal</a>
         <a class="btn btn-default btn-lg " href="https://twitter.com/northbaypython">Twitter</a>
         <a class="btn btn-default btn-lg" href="https://facebook.com/northbaypython">Facebook</a>
       </div>