diff --git a/scripts/conf/lurker_report.js b/scripts/conf/lurker_report.js
index 7e7dcde..85dffc4 100644
--- a/scripts/conf/lurker_report.js
+++ b/scripts/conf/lurker_report.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ try
   // save off the attributes
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.list",my_list);
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.nullmessage",nullmsg);
-  rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.posters",Boolean.FALSE);
+  rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.posters","false");
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.title",title1);
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.subtitle",title2);
 
diff --git a/scripts/conf/poster_report.js b/scripts/conf/poster_report.js
index 70752ce..2de0b81 100644
--- a/scripts/conf/poster_report.js
+++ b/scripts/conf/poster_report.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ try
   // save off the attributes
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.list",my_list);
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.nullmessage",nullmsg);
-  rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.posters",Boolean.TRUE);
+  rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.posters","true");
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.title",title1);
   rinput.setRequestAttribute("conference.activity.subtitle",title2);
 
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/jsp/FrameContentHereTag.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/jsp/FrameContentHereTag.java
index c050023..4a677e0 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/jsp/FrameContentHereTag.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/jsp/FrameContentHereTag.java
@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
 import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.*;
+import org.apache.log4j.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.ui.*;
 
 public class FrameContentHereTag extends VeniceTagSupport
 {
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Overrides from class TagSupport
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  private static Category logger = Category.getInstance(FrameContentHereTag.class);
+
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * Overrides from class TagSupport
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,11 +49,13 @@ public class FrameContentHereTag extends VeniceTagSupport
     } // end try
     catch (IOException e)
     { // convert the I/O error into something the servlet engine can deal with
+      logger.error("IOException writing frame content",e);
       throw new JspTagException("IO error writing frame content - " + e.getMessage());
 
     } // end catch
     catch (ServletException se)
     { // convert the servlet exception into something we can deal with, too
+      logger.error("ServletException writing frame content",se);
       throw new JspException("Servlet error writing frame content - " + se.getMessage());
 
     } // end catch
diff --git a/web/format/conf/activity_report.jsp b/web/format/conf/activity_report.jsp
index 314da91..a10dd96 100644
--- a/web/format/conf/activity_report.jsp
+++ b/web/format/conf/activity_report.jsp
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
 <%@ taglib uri="/tlds/util" prefix="util" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="/tlds/community" prefix="comm" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="/tlds/conference" prefix="conf" %>
-<%@ taglib uri="/tlds/topic" prefix="conf" %>
 <%
   JSPView view = JSPView.get(request);
   final List data = (List)(view.getRequestAttribute("conference.activity.list"));
   final boolean poster_report =
-      ((Boolean)(view.getRequestAttribute("conference.activity.posters"))).booleanValue();
+      Boolean.valueOf(view.getRequestAttribute("conference.activity.posters").toString()).booleanValue();
 %>
 <util:header>
   <util:title><%= view.getRequestAttribute("conference.activity.title").toString() %></util:title>