Restructured and revamped the entire settings.
from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
from django.conf import settings
from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
import os.path
# Uncomment the next two lines to enable the admin:
# from django.contrib import admin
# admin.autodiscover()
urlpatterns = patterns('',
# Example:
# (r'^scipy/', include('scipy.foo.urls')),
# Uncomment the admin/doc line below and add 'django.contrib.admindocs'
# to INSTALLED_APPS to enable admin documentation:
# (r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),
# Uncomment the next line to enable the admin:
# (r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
url (r'^$', direct_to_template, {"template": "homepage.html"}, name="home"),
(r'^register/','conference.views.register'),
(r'^logout/','conference.views.logout'),
(r'^regthank/(?P<id>\d+)/$', 'conference.views.regthank'),
(r'^site-content/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve', {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}),
)