diff --git a/symposion/conference/models.py b/symposion/conference/models.py
index 354403b67721257d53c9cb6b4cbec0d97ead383d..582035b5c4340ccaae24a227a4646d94500ca56a 100644
--- a/symposion/conference/models.py
+++ b/symposion/conference/models.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Section(models.Model):
     end_date = models.DateField(_("end date"), null=True, blank=True)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
-        return "%s %s" % (self.conference, self.name)
+        return u"%s %s" % (self.conference, self.name)
 
     class Meta(object):
         verbose_name = _("section")