diff --git a/symposion/schedule/tests/runtests.py b/symposion/schedule/tests/runtests.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# see runtests.py in https://github.com/pydanny/cookiecutter-djangopackage
+
+import sys
+
+try:
+    from django.conf import settings
+
+    settings.configure(
+        DEBUG=True,
+        USE_TZ=True,
+        DATABASES={
+            "default": {
+                "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+            }
+        },
+        ROOT_URLCONF="symposion.schedule.urls",
+        INSTALLED_APPS=[
+            "django.contrib.auth",
+            "django.contrib.contenttypes",
+            "django.contrib.sites",
+
+            "markitup",
+            "reversion",
+
+            "symposion",
+            "symposion.conference",
+            "symposion.speakers",
+            "symposion.schedule",
+            "symposion.proposals",
+
+        ],
+        SITE_ID=1,
+        NOSE_ARGS=['-s'],
+
+        MARKITUP_FILTER=('django.contrib.markup.templatetags.markup.textile', {}),
+    )
+
+    try:
+        import django
+        setup = django.setup
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        setup()
+
+    from django_nose import NoseTestSuiteRunner
+except ImportError:
+    raise ImportError("To fix this error, run: pip install -r requirements-test.txt")
+
+
+def run_tests(*test_args):
+    if not test_args:
+        test_args = ['tests']
+
+    # Run tests
+    test_runner = NoseTestSuiteRunner(verbosity=1)
+
+    failures = test_runner.run_tests(test_args)
+
+    if failures:
+        sys.exit(failures)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run_tests("symposion.schedule.tests.test_views")