diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c6ea706..10d52dc 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ gem 'capistrano-rvm'
 
 gem 'puma'
 
+gem 'globalize', '~> 4.0.2'
+
 group :development do
   gem 'spring'
   gem 'spring-commands-rspec'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 86af20e..24c19a2 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ GEM
       i18n (~> 0.5)
     ffi (1.9.3)
     formatador (0.2.5)
+    globalize (4.0.2)
+      activemodel (>= 4.0.0, < 5)
+      activerecord (>= 4.0.0, < 5)
     guard (2.6.1)
       formatador (>= 0.2.4)
       listen (~> 2.7)
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   devise-i18n
   factory_girl_rails
   faker
+  globalize (~> 4.0.2)
   guard-rspec
   jquery-rails
   pg
diff --git a/app/models/conference.rb b/app/models/conference.rb
index 145b427..99f2c52 100644
--- a/app/models/conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/conference.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ class Conference < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :end_date, presence: true
   validate :end_date_is_before_start_date
 
+  translates :title, :description
+
   has_many :tracks
   has_many :events, through: :tracks
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20140901103859_add_translation_tables_to_conferences.rb b/db/migrate/20140901103859_add_translation_tables_to_conferences.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba159a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20140901103859_add_translation_tables_to_conferences.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class AddTranslationTablesToConferences < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+    Conference.create_translation_table!({
+                                     :title => :string,
+                                     :description => :text
+                                   }, {
+                                     :migrate_data => true
+                                   })
+  end
+
+  def down
+    Post.drop_translation_table! :migrate_data => true
+  end
+end