diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/writing_conferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/writing_conferences_controller.rb
index 2ee51f0..82aa57e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/writing_conferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/writing_conferences_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class Admin::WritingConferencesController < OrbitMemberController
   layout "member_plugin"
 
+  before_action :set_writing_conference, only: [:show, :edit , :update, :destroy]
   before_action :set_plugin
   before_action :get_settings,:only => [:new, :edit, :setting]
 
@@ -24,20 +25,17 @@ class Admin::WritingConferencesController < OrbitMemberController
   end
 
   def edit
-    @writing_conference = WritingConference.find(params[:id])
     @member = @writing_conference.member_profile
   end
 
   def update
-    @member = MemberProfile.find(conference_params['member_profile_id']) rescue nil
-    @writing_conference = WritingConference.find(params[:id])
+    @member = @writing_conference.member_profile
     @writing_conference.update_attributes(conference_params)
     @writing_conference.save
     redirect_to params['referer_url']
   end
 
   def destroy
-    @writing_conference = WritingConference.find(params[:id])
     @writing_conference.destroy
   end
 
@@ -84,6 +82,18 @@ class Admin::WritingConferencesController < OrbitMemberController
 
   private
 
+  def set_writing_conference
+    path = request.path.split('/')
+    if path.last.include? '-'
+      uid = path[-1].split("-").last
+      uid = uid.split("?").first
+    else
+      uid = path[-2].split("-").last
+      uid = uid.split("?").first
+    end
+     @writing_conference = WritingConference.find_by(:uid => uid) rescue WritingConference.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
   def conference_params
     params.require(:writing_conference).permit! rescue nil
   end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/writing_conferences/_writing_conference.html.erb b/app/views/admin/writing_conferences/_writing_conference.html.erb
index dc0ec21..ff1f873 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/writing_conferences/_writing_conference.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/writing_conferences/_writing_conference.html.erb
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
         </ul>
       </div>
     </td>
-    <td><%= writing_conference.member_profile.name %></td>
+    <td><%= writing_conference.member_profile.name rescue "" %></td>
   </tr>   
 <% end %>
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