diff --git a/app/controllers/public/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/public/home_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8514a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/public/home_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Public
+  class HomeController < Public::ApplicationController
+    def index
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 3d84392..e98b747 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   devise_for :users
 
   scope module: :public, constraints: {subdomain: 'cfp'}, conference_id: 1 do
-    root to: 'events#index'
+    root to: 'home#index'
     resource :personal_profile, path: 'profile'
     resources :events
   end
diff --git a/lib/initfest/views/public/home/_event_type.slim b/lib/initfest/views/public/home/_event_type.slim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c51604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/initfest/views/public/home/_event_type.slim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+=> link_to t('views.welcome.submit_event', event_type: event_type.name.mb_chars.downcase), new_event_path(type: event_type.id), class: 'btn-link btn-link-large'
diff --git a/lib/initfest/views/public/home/_track.slim b/lib/initfest/views/public/home/_track.slim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1818ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/initfest/views/public/home/_track.slim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+li
+  p
+    strong
+      = track.name
+    span<> –
+    = track.description
diff --git a/lib/initfest/views/public/home/index.slim b/lib/initfest/views/public/home/index.slim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3222a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/initfest/views/public/home/index.slim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+h1.entry-title = t :home_title, conference: current_conference.title
+
+= simple_format current_conference.description
+
+p = t :what_we_ask
+
+ul
+  = render partial: 'track', collection: current_conference.tracks
+
+p = t :license_notice
+
+- if current_conference.call_for_participation.in_progress?
+  .centered.large
+    = render partial: 'event_type', collection: current_conference.event_types