diff --git a/layouts/partials/talk_li_detailed.html b/layouts/partials/talk_li_detailed.html
index 35a32750..4789537a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/talk_li_detailed.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/talk_li_detailed.html
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 
       <div class="talk-abstract" itemprop="text">
         {{ if .Params.abstract_short }}
-        {{ .Params.abstract_short }}
+        {{ .Params.abstract_short | markdownify }}
         {{ else }}
-        {{ .Params.abstract }}
+        {{ .Params.abstract | markdownify }}
         {{ end }}
       </div>
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/about.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/about.html
index 1d41e1da..b4abb14b 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/about.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/about.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       <div class="col-sm-5">
         <h3>{{ i18n "interests" | markdownify }}</h3>
         <ul class="ul-interests">
-          {{ range .interests }}
+          {{ range .interests | markdownify }}
           <li>{{ . }}</li>
           {{ end }}
         </ul>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/contact.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/contact.html
index 76b11e53..87241514 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/contact.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/contact.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       {{ with $.Site.Params.address }}
       <li>
         <i class="fa-li fa fa-map-marker fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-        <span id="person-address" itemprop="address">{{ . }}</span>
+        <span id="person-address" itemprop="address">{{ replace . "\n" "<br>" | safeHTML }}</span>
       </li>
       {{ end }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/talk/single.html b/layouts/talk/single.html
index af4a949c..f1824a33 100644
--- a/layouts/talk/single.html
+++ b/layouts/talk/single.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     {{ if .Params.abstract }}
       <h3>{{ i18n "abstract" }}</h3>
-      <p class="pub-abstract" itemprop="text">{{ .Params.abstract }}</p>
+      <p class="pub-abstract" itemprop="text">{{ .Params.abstract | markdownify }}</p>
     {{ else }}
       <br>
     {{ end }}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <div class="row">
           <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 pub-row-heading">{{ i18n "event" }}</div>
           <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-9">
-            {{ with .Params.event_url }}<a href="{{ . }}" target="_blank">{{ end }}
+            {{ with .Params.event_url }}<a href="{{ . }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{ end }}
             {{ .Params.event | markdownify }}
             {{ if .Params.event_url }}</a>{{ end }}
           </div>