diff --git a/public_html/classes/conference.php b/public_html/classes/conference.php
index a945533..269292d 100644
--- a/public_html/classes/conference.php
+++ b/public_html/classes/conference.php
@@ -18,8 +18,34 @@ class Conference {
         $this->queries = include('queries.php');
     }
 
+
+    // search/list specific conference
+    public function conferenceById($conference_id, $from_time, $until_time) {
+
+        // time period drill-down
+        // FIXME make it similar to the bash version
+        if (empty($from_time)) {
+            $from_time = '0000-01-01';
+        }
+        if (empty($until_time)) {
+            $until_time = '9999-12-31';
+        }
+
+        // this is needed for compatibility with the bash version, so we use '%s' placeholders
+        $from_time = htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($from_time));
+        $until_time = htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($until_time));
+        $sql = $this->queries['conference_by_id'];
+        $sql = sprintf($sql, $conference_id, $from_time, $until_time, $conference_id, $from_time, $until_time);
+
+        $query = $this->db->prepare($sql);
+        $query->execute();
+
+        return $query->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+    }
+
+
     // list of all conferences
-    public function conferencesAllFormatted($from_time,$until_time) {
+    public function conferencesAllFormatted($from_time, $until_time) {
 
         // time period drill-down
         // FIXME make it similar to the bash version
@@ -42,6 +68,7 @@ class Conference {
         return $query->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
     }
 
+
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/public_html/index.php b/public_html/index.php
index ce1c7ec..80f8807 100644
--- a/public_html/index.php
+++ b/public_html/index.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ if (file_exists($config_file)) {
     die('Config file not found');
 }
 
+$app_root = $config['folder'];
+
 session_start();
 
 if (isset($_GET['page'])) {
diff --git a/public_html/pages/conferences.php b/public_html/pages/conferences.php
index 14baec4..5f4121e 100644
--- a/public_html/pages/conferences.php
+++ b/public_html/pages/conferences.php
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@ require 'classes/conference.php';
 $from_time = '0000-01-01';
 $until_time = '9999-12-31';
 
+// FIXME move thi sto a special function
+$time_range_specified = true;
+
+// conference id/name are specified when searching specific conference(s)
+// either id or name, id has precedence
+// we use $_REQUEST, so that both links and forms work
+if (isset($_REQUEST['id'])) {
+    $conference_id = $_REQUEST['id'];
+    unset($conference_name);
+} elseif (isset($_REQUEST['name'])) {
+    unset($conference_id);
+    $conference_name = $_REQUEST['name'];
+} else {
+    unset($conference_id);
+    unset($conference_name);
+}
+
 // connect to database
 try {
     $db = new Database($config['jilo_database']);
@@ -16,66 +33,161 @@ try {
     exit();
 }
 
-// list of all conferences
-try {
-    $conference = new Conference($db);
-    $search = $conference->conferencesAllFormatted($from_time,$until_time);
 
-    if (!empty($search)) {
-        $conferences = array();
-        $conferences['records'] = array();
+//
+// Conference listings
+//
 
-        foreach ($search as $item) {
-            extract($item);
-            $conference_record = array(
-                // assign title to the field in the array record
-                'jitsi_component'	=> $jitsi_component,
-                'start'			=> $start,
-                'end'			=> $end,
-                'conference_id'		=> $conference_id,
-                'conference_name'	=> $conference_name,
-                'participants'		=> $participants,
-                'name_count'		=> $name_count,
-                'conference_host'	=> $conference_host
-            );
-            // populate the result array
-            array_push($conferences['records'], $conference_record);
+
+// search and list specific conference ID
+if (isset($conference_id)) {
+
+    try {
+        $conference = new Conference($db);
+
+        // prepare the result
+        $search = $conference->conferenceById($conference_id, $from_time, $until_time);
+
+        if (!empty($search)) {
+            $conferences = array();
+            $conferences['records'] = array();
+
+            foreach ($search as $item) {
+                extract($item);
+                $conference_record = array(
+                    // assign title to the field in the array record
+                    'time'		=> $time,
+                    'conference ID'	=> $conference_id,
+                    'conference name'	=> $conference_name,
+                    'conference host'	=> $conference_host,
+                    'loglevel'		=> $loglevel,
+                    'participant ID'	=> $participant_id,
+                    'event'		=> $event_type,
+                    'parameter'		=> $event_param
+                );
+                // populate the result array
+                array_push($conferences['records'], $conference_record);
+            }
         }
+
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        $error = 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
+        include 'templates/message.php';
+        exit();
     }
 
-} catch (Exception $e) {
-    $error = 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
-    include 'templates/message.php';
-    exit();
-}
-
-echo "Conferences for the time period $from_time - $until_time";
-
-if (!empty($conferences['records'])) {
-
-    echo "\t<table id=\"results\">";
-    echo "\t\t<tr>";
-
-    // table headers
-    foreach (array_keys($conferences['records'][0]) as $header) {
-        echo "\t\t\t<th>" . htmlspecialchars($header) . "</th>";
+    // display the result
+    echo "Conferences with ID matching \"<strong>$conference_id</strong>\"";
+    if ($time_range_specified) {
+        echo " for the time period <strong>$from_time - $until_time</strong>";
     }
-    echo "\t\t</tr>";
 
-    //table rows
-    foreach ($conferences['records'] as $row) {
+    if (!empty($conferences['records'])) {
+
+        echo "\t<table id=\"results\">";
         echo "\t\t<tr>";
-        foreach ($row as $column) {
-            // sometimes $column is empty, we make it '' then
-            echo "\t\t\t<td>" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "</td>";
+
+        // table headers
+        foreach (array_keys($conferences['records'][0]) as $header) {
+            echo "\t\t\t<th>" . htmlspecialchars($header) . "</th>";
         }
         echo "\t\t</tr>";
+
+        //table rows
+        foreach ($conferences['records'] as $row) {
+            echo "\t\t<tr>";
+            // sometimes $column is empty, we make it '' then
+            foreach ($row as $key => $column) {
+                if ($column === $conference_id) {
+                    echo "\t\t\t<td><strong>" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "</strong></td>";
+                } elseif ($key === 'conference name') {
+                    echo "\t\t\t<td><a href=\"$app_root?page=conferences&name=" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "\">" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "</a></td>";
+                } else {
+                    echo "\t\t\t<td>" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "</td>";
+                }
+            }
+            echo "\t\t</tr>";
+        }
+
+        echo "\t</table>";
+
+    } else {
+        echo '<p>No matching conferences found.</p>';
     }
 
-    echo "\t</table>";
 
+// list of all conferences
 } else {
-    echo '<p>No matching conferences found.</p>';
+    try {
+        $conference = new Conference($db);
+
+        // prepare the result
+        $search = $conference->conferencesAllFormatted($from_time, $until_time);
+
+        if (!empty($search)) {
+            $conferences = array();
+            $conferences['records'] = array();
+
+            foreach ($search as $item) {
+                extract($item);
+                $conference_record = array(
+                    // assign title to the field in the array record
+                    'component'		=> $jitsi_component,
+                    'start'		=> $start,
+                    'end'		=> $end,
+                    'conference ID'	=> $conference_id,
+                    'conference name'	=> $conference_name,
+                    'participants'	=> $participants,
+                    'name count'	=> $name_count,
+                    'conference host'	=> $conference_host
+                );
+                // populate the result array
+                array_push($conferences['records'], $conference_record);
+            }
+        }
+
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        $error = 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
+        include 'templates/message.php';
+        exit();
+    }
+
+    // display the result
+    echo "Conferences for the time period $from_time - $until_time";
+
+    if (!empty($conferences['records'])) {
+
+        echo "\t<table id=\"results\">";
+        echo "\t\t<tr>";
+
+        // table headers
+        foreach (array_keys($conferences['records'][0]) as $header) {
+            echo "\t\t\t<th>" . htmlspecialchars($header) . "</th>";
+        }
+        echo "\t\t</tr>";
+
+        //table rows
+        foreach ($conferences['records'] as $row) {
+            echo "\t\t<tr>";
+            // sometimes $column is empty, we make it '' then
+            foreach ($row as $key => $column) {
+                if ($key === 'conference ID') {
+                    echo "\t\t\t<td><a href=\"$app_root?page=conferences&id=" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "\">" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "</a></td>";
+                } elseif ($key === 'conference name') {
+                    echo "\t\t\t<td><a href=\"$app_root?page=conferences&name=" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "\">" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "</a></td>";
+                } else {
+                    echo "\t\t\t<td>" . htmlspecialchars($column ?? '') . "</td>";
+                }
+            }
+            echo "\t\t</tr>";
+        }
+
+        echo "\t</table>";
+
+    } else {
+        echo '<p>No matching conferences found.</p>';
+    }
+
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/public_html/static/all.css b/public_html/static/all.css
index efac42a..6975988 100644
--- a/public_html/static/all.css
+++ b/public_html/static/all.css
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     width: 100%;
     border-collapse: collapse;
     margin: 20px 0;
+    padding-bottom: 30px;
 }
 #results table, th, td {
     border: 1px solid #ddd;