diff --git a/symposion/proposals/actions.py b/symposion/proposals/actions.py
index d059da81929bcc944ab765003efd81753b57e7e3..5c747219f0603f3ca31a942ee2c5e5cee6ea6a6c 100644
--- a/symposion/proposals/actions.py
+++ b/symposion/proposals/actions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import csv
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse