diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
index 26ab7dee34..45f7406a5a 100644
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ phutil_register_library_map(array(
     'ConpherenceFileWidgetView' => 'applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceFileWidgetView.php',
     'ConpherenceFormDragAndDropUploadControl' => 'applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceFormDragAndDropUploadControl.php',
     'ConpherenceImageData' => 'applications/conpherence/constants/ConpherenceImageData.php',
+    'ConpherenceLayoutView' => 'applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php',
     'ConpherenceListController' => 'applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php',
     'ConpherenceMenuItemView' => 'applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceMenuItemView.php',
     'ConpherenceNewController' => 'applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceNewController.php',
@@ -1940,6 +1941,7 @@ phutil_register_library_map(array(
     'ConpherenceFileWidgetView' => 'AphrontView',
     'ConpherenceFormDragAndDropUploadControl' => 'AphrontFormControl',
     'ConpherenceImageData' => 'ConpherenceConstants',
+    'ConpherenceLayoutView' => 'AphrontView',
     'ConpherenceListController' => 'ConpherenceController',
     'ConpherenceMenuItemView' => 'AphrontTagView',
     'ConpherenceNewController' => 'ConpherenceController',
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php
index 80b3a6de58..3da95bd2e1 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php
@@ -314,32 +314,4 @@ abstract class ConpherenceController extends PhabricatorController {
     );
 
   }
-
-  protected function initJavelinBehaviors($more_than_menu = false) {
-
-    Javelin::initBehavior('conpherence-menu',
-      array(
-        'base_uri' => $this->getApplicationURI(''),
-        'header' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
-        'messages' => 'conpherence-messages',
-        'messages_pane' => 'conpherence-message-pane',
-        'widgets_pane' => 'conpherence-widget-pane',
-        'form_pane' => 'conpherence-form',
-        'menu_pane' => 'conpherence-menu',
-        'selected_conpherence_id' => $this->getSelectedConpherencePHID(),
-        'fancy_ajax' => (bool) $this->getSelectedConpherencePHID()
-      ));
-
-    if ($more_than_menu) {
-      Javelin::initBehavior('conpherence-drag-and-drop-photo',
-        array(
-          'target' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
-          'form_pane' => 'conpherence-form',
-          'upload_uri' => '/file/dropupload/',
-          'activated_class' => 'conpherence-header-upload-photo',
-        ));
-    }
-
-    Javelin::initBehavior('conpherence-pontificate');
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php
index 97f7c7e427..ff1c6e29aa 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ final class ConpherenceListController extends
     $this->loadStartingConpherences($current_selection_epoch);
     $nav = $this->buildSideNavView();
 
-    $main_pane = $this->renderEmptyMainPane();
+    $main_pane = id(new ConpherenceLayoutView())
+      ->setBaseURI($this->getApplicationURI())
+      ->setSelectedConpherencePHID($this->getSelectedConpherencePHID());
+
     $nav->appendChild(
       array(
         $main_pane,
@@ -62,54 +65,4 @@ final class ConpherenceListController extends
       ));
   }
 
-  private function renderEmptyMainPane() {
-    $this->initJavelinBehaviors(true);
-    return javelin_tag(
-      'div',
-      array(
-        'id' => 'conpherence-main-pane',
-        'sigil' => 'conpherence-layout'
-      ),
-      array(
-        javelin_tag(
-          'div',
-          array(
-            'class' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
-            'id' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
-            'sigil' => 'conpherence-header',
-          ),
-          ''),
-        phutil_tag(
-          'div',
-          array(
-            'class' => 'conpherence-widget-pane',
-            'id' => 'conpherence-widget-pane'
-          ),
-          ''),
-        javelin_tag(
-          'div',
-          array(
-            'class' => 'conpherence-message-pane',
-            'id' => 'conpherence-message-pane'
-          ),
-          array(
-            javelin_tag(
-              'div',
-              array(
-                'class' => 'conpherence-messages',
-                'id' => 'conpherence-messages',
-                'sigil' => 'conpherence-messages',
-              ),
-              ''),
-            phutil_tag(
-              'div',
-              array(
-                'id' => 'conpherence-form'
-              ),
-              '')
-          ))
-      ));
-  }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
index 5ae7710927..0219d5f330 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ final class ConpherenceViewController extends
     $transactions = $data['transactions'];
 
     $update_uri = $this->getApplicationURI('update/'.$conpherence->getID().'/');
-    $form_id = celerity_generate_unique_node_id();
+
+    Javelin::initBehavior('conpherence-pontificate');
 
     $form =
       id(new AphrontFormView())
-      ->setID($form_id)
       ->setAction($update_uri)
       ->setFlexible(true)
       ->addSigil('conpherence-pontificate')
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cda4035d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ConpherenceLayoutView extends AphrontView {
+
+  private $selectedConpherencePHID;
+  private $baseURI;
+
+  public function setBaseURI($base_uri) {
+    $this->baseURI = $base_uri;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function setSelectedConpherencePHID($selected_conpherence_phid) {
+    $this->selectedConpherencePHID = $selected_conpherence_phid;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function render() {
+
+    Javelin::initBehavior('conpherence-menu',
+      array(
+        'base_uri' => $this->baseURI,
+        'header' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
+        'messages' => 'conpherence-messages',
+        'messages_pane' => 'conpherence-message-pane',
+        'widgets_pane' => 'conpherence-widget-pane',
+        'form_pane' => 'conpherence-form',
+        'menu_pane' => 'conpherence-menu',
+        'selected_conpherence_id' => $this->selectedConpherencePHID,
+        'fancy_ajax' => (bool)$this->selectedConpherencePHID,
+      ));
+
+    Javelin::initBehavior('conpherence-drag-and-drop-photo',
+      array(
+        'target' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
+        'form_pane' => 'conpherence-form',
+        'upload_uri' => '/file/dropupload/',
+        'activated_class' => 'conpherence-header-upload-photo',
+      ));
+
+    return javelin_tag(
+      'div',
+      array(
+        'id' => 'conpherence-main-pane',
+        'sigil' => 'conpherence-layout'
+      ),
+      array(
+        javelin_tag(
+          'div',
+          array(
+            'class' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
+            'id' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
+            'sigil' => 'conpherence-header',
+          ),
+          ''),
+        phutil_tag(
+          'div',
+          array(
+            'class' => 'conpherence-widget-pane',
+            'id' => 'conpherence-widget-pane'
+          ),
+          ''),
+        javelin_tag(
+          'div',
+          array(
+            'class' => 'conpherence-message-pane',
+            'id' => 'conpherence-message-pane'
+          ),
+          array(
+            javelin_tag(
+              'div',
+              array(
+                'class' => 'conpherence-messages',
+                'id' => 'conpherence-messages',
+                'sigil' => 'conpherence-messages',
+              ),
+              ''),
+            phutil_tag(
+              'div',
+              array(
+                'id' => 'conpherence-form'
+              ),
+              '')
+          ))
+      ));
+  }
+
+}