diff --git a/admin/award_prizes.php b/admin/award_prizes.php
index e31c3b8..c81eff9 100644
--- a/admin/award_prizes.php
+++ b/admin/award_prizes.php
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 		else
 		{
 
+			echo "<br />";
 			echo "<br />";
 			echo "<a href=\"award_prizes.php?award_awards_id=$award_awards_id&action=add\">".i18n("Add New Prize to %1",array($award->name))."</a>\n";
 			echo "<br />";
diff --git a/common.inc.php b/common.inc.php
index da2b798..5648b44 100644
--- a/common.inc.php
+++ b/common.inc.php
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ while($r=mysql_fetch_object($q))
 	$config[$r->var]=$r->val;
 }
 
+//now pull the dates
+$q=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM dates WHERE year='".$config['FAIRYEAR']."'");
+while($r=mysql_fetch_object($q))
+{
+	$config['dates'][$r->name]=$r->date;
+}
+
 //detect the browser first, so we know what icons to use - we store this in the config array as well
 //even though its not configurable by the fair
 if(stristr($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"MSIE"))
diff --git a/db/db.code.version.txt b/db/db.code.version.txt
index 0cfbf08..00750ed 100644
--- a/db/db.code.version.txt
+++ b/db/db.code.version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2
+3
diff --git a/db/db.update.3.sql b/db/db.update.3.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a49116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db.update.3.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ALTER TABLE `dates` CHANGE `date` `date` DATETIME DEFAULT '0000-00-00' NOT NULL;
+INSERT INTO `dates` ( `id` , `date` , `name` , `description` , `year` ) VALUES ( '', '2005-01-01 00:00:00', 'judgeregopen', 'Judges registration opens', '2005');
+INSERT INTO `dates` ( `id` , `date` , `name` , `description` , `year` ) VALUES ( '', '2005-03-31 00:00:00', 'judgeregclose', 'Judges registration closes', '2005');
+
diff --git a/db/db_update.3.sql b/db/db_update.3.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1a2bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db_update.3.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE `dates` CHANGE `date` `date` DATETIME DEFAULT '0000-00-00' NOT NULL;
diff --git a/register_judges.php b/register_judges.php
index 9884967..1153f3f 100644
--- a/register_judges.php
+++ b/register_judges.php
@@ -156,19 +156,34 @@
  }
  else
  {
-	 echo i18n("Please enter your email address to :");
-	 echo "<ul>";
-	 echo "<li>".i18n("Begin a new registration")."</li>";
-	 echo "<li>".i18n("Login to your account")."</li>";
-	 echo "</ul>";
+ 	//Lets check the date - if we are AFTER 'judgeregopen' and BEFORE 'judgeregclose' then we can login
+	//otherwise, registration is closed - no logins!
 
-	?>
-	 <form method="post" action="register_judges.php">
-	 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="login" />
-	 <?=i18n("Email")?>: <input type="text" name="email" size="30" />
-	 <input type="submit" value="Begin" />
-	 </form>
-<?
+	$q=mysql_query("SELECT (NOW()>'".$config['dates']['judgeregopen']."' AND NOW()<'".$config['dates']['judgeregclose']."') AS datecheck");
+	$r=mysql_fetch_object($q);
+	//this will return 1 if its between the dates, 0 otherwise.
+	if($r->datecheck==1)
+	{
+ 	
+		echo i18n("Please enter your email address to :");
+		echo "<ul>";
+		echo "<li>".i18n("Begin a new registration")."</li>";
+		echo "<li>".i18n("Login to your account")."</li>";
+		echo "</ul>";
+
+		?>
+		<form method="post" action="register_judges.php">
+		<input type="hidden" name="action" value="login" />
+		<?=i18n("Email")?>: <input type="text" name="email" size="30" />
+		<input type="submit" value="Begin" />
+		</form>
+		<?
+
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		echo i18n("Judges registration for the %1 %2 is now closed",array($config['FAIRYEAR'],$config['fairname']));
+	}
  }
  send_footer();
 ?>
diff --git a/register_participants.php b/register_participants.php
index ba708c2..eae27ed 100644
--- a/register_participants.php
+++ b/register_participants.php
@@ -183,24 +183,37 @@
  }
  else
  {
+ 	//Lets check the date - if we are AFTER 'regopen' and BEFORE 'regclose' then we can login
+	//otherwise, registration is closed - no logins!
 
-	 echo i18n("Please enter your email address to :");
-	 echo "<ul>";
-	 echo "<li>".i18n("Begin a new registration")."</li>";
-	 echo "<li>".i18n("Continue a previously started registration")."</li>";
-	 echo "<li>".i18n("Modify an existing registration")."</li>";
-	 echo "</ul>";
-	 echo i18n("Please enter a valid email address.  We will be emailing you information which you will need to complete the registration process!");
-	 echo "<br />";
-	 echo "<br />";
+	$q=mysql_query("SELECT (NOW()>'".$config['dates']['regopen']."' AND NOW()<'".$config['dates']['regclose']."') AS datecheck");
+	$r=mysql_fetch_object($q);
+	//this will return 1 if its between the dates, 0 otherwise.
+	if($r->datecheck==1)
+	{
 
-	?>
-	 <form method="post" action="register_participants.php">
-	 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="login" />
-	 <?=i18n("Email")?>: <input type="text" name="email" size="30" />
-	 <input type="submit" value="Begin" />
-	 </form>
-	<?
+		echo i18n("Please enter your email address to :");
+		echo "<ul>";
+		echo "<li>".i18n("Begin a new registration")."</li>";
+		echo "<li>".i18n("Continue a previously started registration")."</li>";
+		echo "<li>".i18n("Modify an existing registration")."</li>";
+		echo "</ul>";
+		echo i18n("Please enter a valid email address.  We will be emailing you information which you will need to complete the registration process!");
+		echo "<br />";
+		echo "<br />";
+
+		?>
+		<form method="post" action="register_participants.php">
+		<input type="hidden" name="action" value="login" />
+		<?=i18n("Email")?>: <input type="text" name="email" size="30" />
+		<input type="submit" value="Begin" />
+		</form>
+		<?
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		echo i18n("Registration for the %1 %2 is now closed",array($config['FAIRYEAR'],$config['fairname']));
+	}
  }
  send_footer();
 ?>