diff --git a/api.php b/api.php
index b9b7630..4c80979 100644
--- a/api.php
+++ b/api.php
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				if(is_array($u)){
 					$p = getProject($u['id']);
 					if(is_array($p)) {
-						$_SESSION['registrations_id'] = $p['registrations_id'];
+						$_SESSION['registration_id'] = $p['registrations_id'];
 						$_SESSION['registration_number'] = $p['num'];
 					}else
 						$_SESSION['error'] = "project not found";
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 			unset($_SESSION['roles']);
 			unset($_SESSION['users_id']);
 			unset($_SESSION['name']);
-			unset($_SESSION['registrations_id']);
+			unset($_SESSION['registration_id']);
 			unset($_SESSION['registration_number']);
 			$ret['status']="ok";
 		}
@@ -699,6 +699,36 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 					}
 				}
 			break;
+
+			case 'displayname':
+				$chk=api_user_auth_required('participant');
+				if($chk['status']!="ok") {
+					$ret['status']="error";
+					$ret['error']=$chk['error'];
+					break;
+				}
+				switch($request[2]){
+					/*	APIDOC: user/displayname/get
+						description(Get the current display name for this user, and whether or not it's been confirmed)
+						return(displayname array)
+					*/
+					case 'get':
+						$ret['status'] = 'ok';
+						$ret['displayname'] = array(
+							'name' => user_get_displayname($_SESSION['users_id']),
+							'confirmed' => user_displayname_confirmed($_SESSION['users_id'])
+						);
+					break;
+
+					/*	APIDOC: user/displayname/confirm
+						description(mark the display name as being correct)
+					*/
+					case 'confirm':
+						user_confirm_displayname($_SESSION['users_id']);
+						$ret['status'] = 'ok';
+					break;
+				}
+			break;
 		}
 
 	break;
@@ -918,7 +948,7 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				}
 
 				// if we got this far, then all's good and we can return the project data
-				$_SESSION['registrations_id'] = $regdat['registrations_id'];
+				$_SESSION['registration_id'] = $regdat['registrations_id'];
 				$_SESSION['registration_number'] = $regdat['registration_number']; 
 				$ret['status'] = 'ok';
 				$ret['project'] = getProject($_SESSION['users_id']);
@@ -981,7 +1011,7 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				}
 				$result = joinProject($_POST['registration_number'], $_POST['email']);
 				if($result == "ok"){
-					$_SESSION['registrations_id'] = getRegistrationsId($_SESSION['users_id']);
+					$_SESSION['registration_id'] = getRegistrationsId($_SESSION['users_id']);
 					$_SESSION['registration_number'] = $_POST['registration_number'];
 					$ret['status'] = "ok";
 				}else{
@@ -994,19 +1024,19 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				description(remove the current user from an existing project.  If no other users are in the project, then it is deleted.)
 			*/
 			case 'remove':
-				if(!array_key_exists('registrations_id', $_SESSION)){
+				if(!array_key_exists('registration_id', $_SESSION)){
 					$ret['status'] = 'error';
 					$ret['error'] = 'current user not associated with a project';
 					break;
 				}
 
-				$result = removeProject($_SESSION['registrations_id']);
+				$result = removeProject($_SESSION['registration_id']);
 				if($result != 'ok'){
 					$ret['status'] = "error";
 					$ret['error'] = $result;
 					break;
 				}
-				unset($_SESSION['registrations_id']);
+				unset($_SESSION['registration_id']);
 				unset($_SESSION['registration_number']);
 				$ret['status'] = 'ok';
 			break;
@@ -1018,13 +1048,13 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 						return(mentor array)
 					*/
 					case 'add':
-						if(!array_key_exists('registrations_id', $_SESSION)){
+						if(!array_key_exists('registration_id', $_SESSION)){
 							$ret['status'] = "error";
 							$ret['error'] = 'current user not associated with a project';
 							break;
 						}
 
-						$result = addMentor($_SESSION['registrations_id']);
+						$result = addMentor($_SESSION['registration_id']);
 						if(is_array($result)){
 							$ret['status'] = 'ok';
 							$ret['mentor'] = $result;
@@ -1077,12 +1107,12 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 						return(mentors array)
 					*/
 					case 'view':
-						if(!array_key_exists('registrations_id', $_SESSION)){
+						if(!array_key_exists('registration_id', $_SESSION)){
 							$ret['status'] = "error";
 							$ret['error'] = 'current user not associated with a project';
 							break;
 						}
-						$result = getMentors($_SESSION['registrations_id']);
+						$result = getMentors($_SESSION['registration_id']);
 						if(is_array($result)){
 							$ret['status'] = 'ok';
 							$ret['mentors'] = $result;
diff --git a/db/db.code.version.txt b/db/db.code.version.txt
index bf18240..dcb6b5b 100644
--- a/db/db.code.version.txt
+++ b/db/db.code.version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-229
+230
diff --git a/db/db.update.230.sql b/db/db.update.230.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96ffa73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db.update.230.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ALTER TABLE `users` ADD `pronunciation` VARCHAR( 64 ) NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'student' AFTER `dateofbirth` ,
+ADD `teachername` VARCHAR( 64 ) NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'student' AFTER `pronunciation` ,
+ADD `teacheremail` VARCHAR( 128 ) NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'student' AFTER `teachername` ,
+ADD `namecheck_complete` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NOT NULL COMMENT 'student' AFTER `teacheremail`,
+ADD `webfirst` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'student' AFTER `namecheck_complete` ,
+ADD `weblast` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'student' AFTER `webfirst` ,
+ADD `webphoto` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'student' AFTER `weblast`;
diff --git a/super/conferences.php b/super/conferences.php
index fc148b0..6342e33 100644
--- a/super/conferences.php
+++ b/super/conferences.php
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ function openWizard(){
 	$('#conferences').append(wizard);
 	wizard.dialog({
 		modal:true,
-		width:500,
-		height:200,
+		width:600,
+		height:400,
 		resizable:false,
 		draggable:false,
 		closeOnEscape:false,
diff --git a/user.inc.php b/user.inc.php
index cfa5713..dfb4ca0 100644
--- a/user.inc.php
+++ b/user.inc.php
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ function user_save(&$u)
 	$fields = array_unique($fields);
 
 	$set = "";
+	$resetNamecheck = false;
 	foreach($fields as $f) {
 		// re-indexing fields that might be mis-entered.  Add additional field names to the array as needed.
 		if(in_array($f, array('languages'))){
@@ -723,6 +724,7 @@ function user_save(&$u)
 
 		if($u[$f] == $u['orig'][$f]) continue;
 
+		if($f == 'firstname' || $f == 'lastname') $resetNamecheck = true;
 		if($set != "") $set .=',';
 
 		if($u[$f] == NULL) {
@@ -731,12 +733,17 @@ function user_save(&$u)
 		}
 
 		if(is_array($u[$f])) 
-			$data = mysql_escape_string(serialize($u[$f]));
+			$data = mysql_real_escape_string(serialize($u[$f]));
 		else 
-			$data = mysql_escape_string(stripslashes($u[$f]));
+			$data = mysql_real_escape_string($u[$f]);
 		$set .= "$f='$data'";
 	}
+	// if they've changed their first or last name, update the "namecheck_complete" flag no "no"
+	if($resetNamecheck){
+		$set .= ",namecheck_complete = 'no'";
+	}
 
+	// now update all of those fields
 	if($set != "") {
 		$query = "UPDATE users SET $set WHERE id='{$u['id']}'";
 		mysql_query($query);
@@ -888,6 +895,32 @@ function user_complete_role($users_id, $role){
 
 }
 
+// get the display name that would show up on trophies and the like if this is a student
+function user_get_displayname($users_id){
+	$returnval = null;
+	$u = user_load($users_id);
+	if(is_array($u)){
+		$returnval = $u['firstname'] . ' ' . $u['lastname'];
+	}
+	return $returnval;
+}
+
+// mark the user's display name as being correct
+// TODO - in the future, this should probably be reset to unconfirmed if the user 
+function user_confirm_displayname($users_id){
+	mysql_query("UPDATE users SET namecheck_complete = 'yes' WHERE id = $users_id");
+}
+
+// return a yes/no answer as to whether or not the user's display name has been confirmed
+function user_displayname_confirmed($users_id){
+	$returnval = null;
+	$q = mysql_query("SELECT namecheck_complete FROM users WHERE id = $users_id");
+	if($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($q)){
+		$returnval = $row['namecheck_complete'];
+	}
+	return $returnval;
+}
+
 // mark the role as being incomplete - not a verb sadly
 function user_uncomplete_role($users_id, $role){
 	// avoid SQL injections
@@ -1224,7 +1257,7 @@ function api_user_auth_required($all_required = array(), $one_required = array()
 
 	if(!isset($_SESSION['roles']) || !isset($_SESSION['accounts_id'])) {
 		$ret['status']="error";
-		$returnval="Not logged in";
+		$ret['error']="Not logged in";
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1251,14 +1284,14 @@ function api_user_auth_required($all_required = array(), $one_required = array()
 
 	if(!$ok) {
 		$ret['status']="error";
-		$returnval="You do not have permission to access that information";
+		$ret['error']="You do not have permission to access that information";
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
 	/* Forward to password expired, remember the target URI */
 	if($_SESSION['password_expired'] == true) {
 		$ret['status']="error";
-		$returnval="Your password has expired";
+		$ret['error']="Your password has expired";
 		return $ret;
 	}
 	$ret['status']="ok";