diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/Proceedings.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/Proceedings.java
index 1b64c8a00..070321c06 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/Proceedings.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/Proceedings.java
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ public class Proceedings extends PublicationWithPublisher {
         set(DATE_TO_OF_CONFERENCE, dateTo);
     }
 
+    //added by tosmers because of compiling failure
+    public GenericOrganizationalUnit getOrganizerOfConference() {
+        return getProceedingsBundle().getOrganizationalUnits().getOrganizationalUnit();
+    }
+    
     public ProceedingsOrganizerCollection getOrganizers() {
         return getProceedingsBundle().getOrganizersOfConference();
     }
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationXmlHelper.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationXmlHelper.java
index 31e86b7a3..9a7112ae6 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationXmlHelper.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationXmlHelper.java
@@ -408,15 +408,16 @@ public class PublicationXmlHelper {
         Proceedings proceedings = (Proceedings) publication;
 
         generateXmlElement(publicationElem,
-                           "nameOfConference",
-                           proceedings.getNameOfConference());
+                            "nameOfConference",
+                            proceedings.getNameOfConference());
         generateXmlElement(publicationElem,
-                           "placeOfConference",
-                           proceedings.getPlaceOfConference());
+                            "placeOfConference",
+                            proceedings.getPlaceOfConference());
 
         generateOrganizationXml(publicationElem,
-                                "organizer",
-                                proceedings.getOrganizerOfConference());
+                            "organizer",
+                            proceedings.getOrganizerOfConference());
+        
     }
 
     private void generateReviewXml(final Element publicationElem) {