diff --git a/public/css/screen.styl b/public/css/screen.styl
index 576d4646..9a0783a0 100644
--- a/public/css/screen.styl
+++ b/public/css/screen.styl
@@ -2654,9 +2654,8 @@ user-admin-border-size = 2px
 }
 
 #create-session-modal {
-  
-  .session-title-validate-error {
-    margin-top: 10px;
+  .create-session-error {
+    margin: 25px 25px 0px 25px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -2736,9 +2735,9 @@ user-admin-border-size = 2px
     }
   }
 
-  .proposed-title-validate-error {
-    margin: 0px;
+  .propose-session-error {
     margin-top: 15px;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/public/js/event-views.js b/public/js/event-views.js
index c90efae8..b20f80e7 100644
--- a/public/js/event-views.js
+++ b/public/js/event-views.js
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ views.SessionListView = Backbone.Marionette.CollectionView.extend({
 
     events: {
         'click #btn-group-me': 'groupUser',
+        'click #btn-create-session': 'invokeCreateSessionModal',
+        'click #btn-propose-session': 'invokeProposeSessionModal'
     },
 
     initialize: function() {
@@ -571,6 +573,20 @@ views.SessionListView = Backbone.Marionette.CollectionView.extend({
         };
     }, 
 
+    invokeCreateSessionModal: function(jqevt) {
+        jqevt.preventDefault();
+        $("#create-session-modal").modal('show');
+        $(".create-session-error").addClass('hide');
+        $(".create-session-error").removeClass('show');
+    },
+
+    invokeProposeSessionModal: function(jqevt) {
+        jqevt.preventDefault();
+        $("#propose-session-modal").modal('show');
+        $(".propose-session-error").addClass('hide');
+        $(".propose-session-error").removeClass('show');
+    },
+
     groupUser: function(jqevt) {
         jqevt.preventDefault();
         var thisEventAssign = this.getMySessionAssignment();
@@ -717,7 +733,6 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
         'keyup #session_message': 'updateSessionMessage',
         'click #send-email-button': 'sendFollowupEmail',
         'click #submit-contact-info': 'submitContactInfo',
-        'click #btn-propose-session': 'proposeSessionDialog',
         'click #set-iframe-code': 'setIframeCode',
         'click #propose': 'proposeSession', 
         'input .input-topic-title': 'fillTopicPreview',
@@ -739,28 +754,21 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
 
     fillTopicPreview: function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
-
         var title = $(".input-topic-title").val();
         var scope = $("#propose-session-modal");
 
         if(title.length > 80 || title.length === 0 || title === "") {    
             scope.modal('show');
-            $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).addClass('show');
-            $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).removeClass('hide');
-
             if(title.length > 80)
-                $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).text("Title should be less than 80 characters");
+                this.showProposeSessionError("Oops! Session title should be less than 80 characters.");
             else if (title.length === 0 || title === "")
-                $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).text("Title cannot be left blank");
-
+                this.showProposeSessionError("Oops! Session title cannot be left blank.");
             return;
         } 
 
+        this.hideProposeSessionError();
         $(".title-preview").text("");
         $(".title-preview").text(title);
-        $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).removeClass('show');
-        $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).addClass('hide');
-
     },
 
     regroupUser: function(event) {
@@ -778,18 +786,11 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
 
         if(title.length > 80 || title.length === 0 || title === "") {    
             scope.modal('show');
-
-            $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).removeClass('hide');
-            $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).addClass('show');
-
             if(title.length > 80) {
-                $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).text("Title should be less than 80 characters");
-            }
-
-            else if (title.length === 0 || title === "") {
-                $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).text("Title cannot be left blank");
+                this.showProposeSessionError("Oops! Session title should be less than 80 characters.");
+            } else if (title.length === 0 || title === "") {
+                this.showProposeSessionError("Oops! Session title cannot be left blank.");
             }
-
             return;
         } 
 
@@ -806,21 +807,14 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
         });
 
         scope.modal('hide');
-
         $(".title-preview").text("Your title will appear here");
         $(".input-topic-title").val("");
-        $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).addClass('hide');
-        $(".proposed-title-validate-error", scope).removeClass('show');
     },
 
     closeDisconnected: function() {
         $("#disconnected-modal").modal('hide');
     },
 
-    proposeSessionDialog: function() {
-        $("#propose-session-dialog").modal('show');
-    },
-
     setIframeCode: function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
         var iframeCode = $(".input-iframe-code").val();
@@ -930,7 +924,6 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
         $('.contact-control', scope).removeClass('contact-invalid-error');
 
         scope.modal('hide');
-
     },
 
     createSession: function(event) {
@@ -940,24 +933,21 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
         var joinCap = parseInt($.trim($("[name=join_cap]", scope).val()));
         var type = $("[name='session_type']:checked", scope).val();
 
-        if (isNaN(joinCap) || joinCap < 2 || joinCap > 10) {
-            $(".join-cap-error", scope).show();
-            return;
-        }
-
         if(title.length > 80 || title.length === 0 || title === "") {    
             scope.modal('show');
-            $(".session-title-validate-error", scope).addClass('show');
-            $(".session-title-validate-error", scope).removeClass('hide');
-            
-            if(title.length > 80)
-                $(".session-title-validate-error", scope).text("Title should be less than 80 characters");
-            else if (title.length === 0 || title == "")
-                $(".session-title-validate-error", scope).text("Title cannot be left blank");
+            if(title.length > 80) {
+                this.showCreateSessionError("Oops! Session name should be less than 80 characters.");
+                return;
+            } else if (title.length === 0 || title == "") {
+                this.showCreateSessionError("Oops! Session name cannot be left blank.");
+                return;
+            }
+        } 
 
+        if (isNaN(joinCap) || joinCap < 2 || joinCap > 10) {
+            this.showCreateSessionError("Oops! Participant limit should be a number between 2 and 10.");
             return;
-
-        } 
+        }
 
         var activities = [];
         switch (type) {
@@ -965,10 +955,14 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
                 activities.push({type: "about", autoHide: true});
                 break;
             case "video":
+                var ytUrl = $("#session_youtube_id", scope).val();
+                if(!ytUrl) {
+                    this.showCreateSessionError("Oops! URL for a 'Youtube Video' session type cannot be left blank.");
+                    return;
+                }
                 var ytid = video.extractYoutubeId($("#session_youtube_id", scope).val());
                 if (!ytid) {
-                    $(".yt-error", scope).show();
-                    $("#session_youtube_id", scope).parent().addClass("error");
+                    this.showCreateSessionError("Oops! that's an unrecognized Youtube URL! Please enter a valid URL.")
                     return;
                 } else {
                     activities.push({type: "video", video: {provider: "youtube", id: ytid}});
@@ -976,9 +970,13 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
                 break;
             case "webpage":
                 var url = this.$("#session_webpage").val();
+                if(!url) {
+                    this.showCreateSessionError("Oops! URL for a 'Webpage' session type cannot be left blank.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 if (!/^https:\/\//.test(url)) {
-                    $(".url-error", scope).show();
-                    $("#session_webpage", scope).parent().addClass("error");
+                    this.showCreateSessionError("Oops! We only allow embedding of secure pages in the breakout rooms. Please enter an 'https' url.");
                     return;
                 } else {
                     activities.push({type: "webpage", url: url});
@@ -996,15 +994,10 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
         });
 
         $("input[type=text]", scope).val("");
-        $(".yt-error, .url-error, .join-cap-error", scope).hide();
-        $(".error", scope).removeClass(".error");
         scope.modal('hide');
-
-        $(".session-title-validate-error", scope).addClass('hide');
-        $(".session-title-validate-error", scope).removeClass('show');
     },
 
-    sendFollowupEmail: function(jqevt) {
+    sendFollowupEmail: function(jqevt) {    
         jqevt.preventDefault();
 
         $.ajax({
@@ -1018,6 +1011,23 @@ views.DialogView = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
 
     closeDisconnected: function() {
         $("#disconnected-modal").modal('hide');
+    },
+
+    showCreateSessionError: function(msg) {
+        $(".create-session-error").addClass("show");
+        $(".create-session-error").removeClass("hide");
+        $(".create-session-error").text(msg);
+    },
+
+    showProposeSessionError: function(msg) {
+        $(".propose-session-error").addClass("show");
+        $(".propose-session-error").removeClass("hide");
+        $(".propose-session-error").text(msg);
+    },
+
+    hideProposeSessionError: function() {
+        $(".propose-session-error").addClass("hide");
+        $(".propose-session-error").removeClass("show");
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/test/test.create-sessions.selenium.js b/test/test.create-sessions.selenium.js
index ca3af224..9aa42950 100644
--- a/test/test.create-sessions.selenium.js
+++ b/test/test.create-sessions.selenium.js
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ describe("CREATE SESSIONS", function() {
             expect(val).to.be("");
         });
         browser.byCss("#create-session").click();
-        browser.waitForSelector(".join-cap-error");
-        browser.executeScript("$('.join-cap-error').hide();");
+        browser.waitForSelector(".create-session-error");
+        browser.executeScript("$('.create-session-error').hide();");
 
         // Error for too low
         browser.waitForSelector("#session_name");
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ describe("CREATE SESSIONS", function() {
         browser.byCss("#join_cap").clear();
         browser.byCss("#join_cap").sendKeys("1");
         browser.byCss("#create-session").click();
-        browser.waitForSelector(".join-cap-error");
-        browser.executeScript("$('.join-cap-error').hide();");
+        browser.waitForSelector(".create-session-error");
+        browser.executeScript("$('.create-session-error').hide();");
 
         // Error for too high
         browser.waitForSelector("#session_name");
@@ -174,16 +174,17 @@ describe("CREATE SESSIONS", function() {
         browser.byCss("#join_cap").clear();
         browser.byCss("#join_cap").sendKeys("11");
         browser.byCss("#create-session").click();
-        browser.waitForSelector(".join-cap-error");
-        browser.executeScript("$('.join-cap-error').hide();");
+        browser.waitForSelector(".create-session-error");
+        browser.executeScript("$('.create-session-error').hide();");
 
         // Goldilocks
 
         browser.waitForSelector("#session_name");
         browser.byCss("#session_name").sendKeys("Joining Capacity");
         browser.byCss("#join_cap").clear();
+        browser.executeScript("$('#join_cap').val('');");
         browser.byCss("#join_cap").sendKeys("3");
-        browser.byCss("#create-session").click();
+        browser.byCss("#create-session").click();   
 
         browser.waitForSelector(".session .hangout-users");
         browser.byCsss(".session .hangout-users li").then(function(els) {
diff --git a/views/event.ejs b/views/event.ejs
index 7c8bff9f..4044a442 100644
--- a/views/event.ejs
+++ b/views/event.ejs
@@ -271,21 +271,17 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-7">
-            <a href="#propose-session-modal" data-toggle="modal"> 
-                <button class="btn btn-primary" id="btn-propose-session">
-                <i class="fa fa-plus fa-lg fa-lw"></i>
-                PROPOSE A SESSION
-                </button>
-            </a>   
+            <button class="btn btn-primary" id="btn-propose-session">
+            <i class="fa fa-plus fa-lg fa-lw"></i>
+            PROPOSE A SESSION
+            </button>
         </div>
 
         <div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-7">
-            <a href="#create-session-modal" data-toggle="modal"> 
-                <button class="btn btn-primary" id="btn-create-session">
-                <i class="fa fa-plus fa-lg fa-lw"></i>
-                CREATE A SESSION
-                </button>
-            </a>   
+            <button class="btn btn-primary" id="btn-create-session">
+            <i class="fa fa-plus fa-lg fa-lw"></i>
+            CREATE A SESSION
+            </button>
         </div>
 
         <div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-7">
@@ -696,11 +692,8 @@
         //Hide the youtube and webpage url form controls
         $(".youtube-url").hide();
         $(".webpage-url").hide();
-        $(".join-cap-error").hide();
         $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
-        
     </script>
-
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/template" id="session-live-bar-template">
@@ -741,14 +734,6 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-group">
-                <div class="col-lg-offset-1 col-lg-10 alert alert-warning alert-dismissible join-cap-error" role="alert">
-                  <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span><span class="sr-only">Close</span></button>
-                  Warning! Please enter a number between 2 and 10.
-                </div>
-            </div>
-
-             <div class="form-group">
-                     
                 <label class="col-lg-3 control-label">
                     Session Type
                 </label>
@@ -767,48 +752,29 @@
                     </label>
                     
                     <div class='form-group youtube-url'>
-                        <p class="yt-error hide">
-                            Unrecognized youtube URL.  Please use the URL for a single video.
-                        </p>
-
                         <label class="col-lg-4 control-label" for="session_youtube_id">Youtube URL</label>
                         
                         <div class="col-lg-8">
-
                             <input class="form-control" type="text" name="youtube_id" value=""
                                    id="session_youtube_id"
                                    placeholder='https://youtube.com'>
-
                             <span class='help-block'>Paste the URL or embed code for a youtube video.</span>
-
                         </div>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class='form-group webpage-url'>
                         <label class="col-lg-4 control-label" for='session_webpage'>Webpage URL</label>
-
                         <div class="col-lg-8">
-
                             <input class="form-control" type='text' placeholder='https://example.com' id='session_webpage'/>
-
-                            <div class='url-error hide' style='display: none;'>
-                                Sorry, but only secure pages (those starting with "https")
-                                can be embedded in hangouts.
-                            </div>
                         </div>
-
                     </div>
-
-                    <div class="col-lg-12 alert alert-danger alert-dismissible session-title-validate-error validate-error hide" role="alert">
-
-                        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert"><span class="sr-only">Close</span></button>
-                    Title should be less than 80 characters
-
-                    </div>
-
+                </div>
+                
+                <div class="col-lg-11 alert alert-danger alert-dismissible create-session-error hide" role="alert">
+                    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert"><span class="sr-only">Close</span></button>
+                Title should be less than 80 characters
                 </div>
             </div>
-
           </div> 
 
           <div class="modal-footer">
@@ -1174,48 +1140,43 @@
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="session-preview col-xs-12">
+                            <div class="col-xs-12 proposed-session-box">
+                                <div class="col-lg-8 col-xs-7 no-padding">
 
-                        <div class="col-xs-12 proposed-session-box">
-                            <div class="col-lg-8 col-xs-7 no-padding">
+                                    <p class="title-preview">Your title will appear here</p>
+                                  
+                                </div>
 
-                                <p class="title-preview">Your title will appear here</p>
-                              
-                            </div>
+                                <div class="col-lg-4 col-xs-5 left-padding">
+                                    <div class="col-xs-12 no-padding">
+                
+                                        <div class="col-lg-3 col-xs-4 no-padding">
+                                            <img src="<%= user.get("picture")%>" id="participantPic"> 
+                                        </div>
 
-                            <div class="col-lg-4 col-xs-5 left-padding">
-                                <div class="col-xs-12 no-padding">
-            
-                                    <div class="col-lg-3 col-xs-4 no-padding">
-                                        <img src="<%= user.get("picture")%>" id="participantPic"> 
-                                    </div>
+                                        <div class="proposee-display-name col-lg-9 col-xs-8 no-padding">      
+                                            <%= user.get("displayName")%>
+                                        </div>       
+                                
 
-                                    <div class="proposee-display-name col-lg-9 col-xs-8 no-padding">      
-                                        <%= user.get("displayName")%>
-                                    </div>       
-                            
+                                        <div class="col-xs-12 no-padding">
+                                            <button class="btn btn-primary btn-vote" disabled=" ">
+                                                VOTE | 1 
+                                                </button>
+                                        </div>
 
-                                    <div class="col-xs-12 no-padding">
-                                        <button class="btn btn-primary btn-vote" disabled=" ">
-                                            VOTE | 1 
-                                            </button>
                                     </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                             </div>
-
-                        </div>
                         </div>  
 
-                        <div class="col-lg-12 alert alert-danger alert-dismissible proposed-title-validate-error validate-error hide" role="alert">
-
+                        <div class="col-lg-12 alert alert-danger alert-dismissible propose-session-error hide" role="alert">
                             <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert"><span class="sr-only">Close</span></button>
                             Title should be less than 80 characters
-
                         </div>
-
                     </div>
-
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="modal-footer">