diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 58dd170..67f8dd4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   protect_from_forgery with: :exception
   before_filter :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?
   before_action :set_locale
+  before_action :set_view_paths
+
+  # TODO: make this get the domain from the database
+  #layout Proc.new { |controller| controller.request.host }
+  layout 'public/application'
+
 
   def self.default_url_options(options={})
     if I18n.locale != I18n.default_locale
@@ -21,6 +27,11 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     I18n.locale = params[:locale] || I18n.default_locale
   end
 
+  def set_view_paths
+    # TODO: make this get the domain from the database
+    prepend_view_path 'lib/initfest/views' if request.host =~ /openfest/
+  end
+
   protected
 
   def configure_permitted_parameters
diff --git a/app/controllers/public/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/public/application_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1958df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/public/application_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Public
+  class ApplicationController < ::ApplicationController
+    include ::CurrentConferenceAssigning
+    before_filter :require_current_conference!
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/public/events_controller.rb b/app/controllers/public/events_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0142e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/public/events_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+module Public
+  class EventsController < Public::ApplicationController
+    before_filter :authenticate_user!
+
+    def index
+    end
+
+    def new
+      event_type = current_conference.event_types.find(params[:type])
+      @event = Event.new event_type: event_type
+    end
+
+    def create
+      @event = Event.new event_params
+      @event.conference = current_conference
+      @event.build_proposition proposer: current_user
+      @event.participations.build participant: current_user, approved: true
+
+      if @event.save
+        redirect_to action: :index
+      else
+        render action: :new
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def event_params
+      params.require(:event).permit(
+        :title, :subtitle, :track_id, :length, :language,
+        :abstract, :description, :notes, :agreement,
+        :event_type_id
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/public/personal_profiles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/public/personal_profiles_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c0f544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/public/personal_profiles_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+module Public
+  class PersonalProfilesController < Public::ApplicationController
+    before_filter :authenticate_user!
+
+    def new
+      @profile = current_user.build_personal_profile(current_conference)
+    end
+
+    def create
+      @profile = current_user.build_personal_profile(current_conference, profile_params)
+
+      if @profile.save
+        flash[:notice] = t('profile.successfully_created')
+        redirect_to root_path
+      else
+        render action: :new
+      end
+    end
+
+    def edit
+      @profile = current_user.personal_profile(current_conference)
+    end
+
+    def update
+      @profile = current_user.personal_profile(current_conference)
+
+      if @profile.update_attributes(profile_params)
+        flash[:notice] = t('profile.successfully_updated')
+        redirect_to root_path
+      else
+        render action: 'edit'
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def profile_params
+      params.require(:personal_profile).permit(
+        :picture, :picture_cache, :first_name, :last_name, :public_email,
+        :organisation, :github, :twitter, :mobile_phone, :biography
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end