diff --git a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
index 8bbf76ecf1d08154152f9b8c25598f2ab7d7787f..415bd5589fb74957fb7e068ba43c884860379275 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
+++ b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ defaultDialAccessNumber=613-555-1234
 # Default welcome message to display when the participant joins the web
 # conference. This is only used for the old scheduling which will be
 # removed in the future. Use the API to create a conference.
-defaultWelcomeMessage=<br>Welcome to this BigBlueButton Demo Server.<br><br>For help using BigBlueButton <a href="event:http://www.bigbluebutton.org/content/videos"><u>check out these videos</u></a>.<br><br>
+defaultWelcomeMessage=<br>Welcome to <b>%%CONFNAME%%</b>!<br><br>For help on using BigBlueButton see these (short) <a href="event:http://www.bigbluebutton.org/content/videos"><u>tutorial videos</u></a>.<br><br>To join the audio bridge click the headset icon (upper-left hand corner). <b>Please use a headset to avoid causing echo for others.</b><br>
 
 # Default maximum number of users a meeting can have.
 # Doesn't get enforced yet but is the default value when the create