diff --git a/YACOSWeb/src/org/yacos/web/chairman/controller/AddConferenceController.java b/YACOSWeb/src/org/yacos/web/chairman/controller/AddConferenceController.java
index 4b917d6..ee1ec15 100644
--- a/YACOSWeb/src/org/yacos/web/chairman/controller/AddConferenceController.java
+++ b/YACOSWeb/src/org/yacos/web/chairman/controller/AddConferenceController.java
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package org.yacos.web.chairman.controller;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -151,6 +154,16 @@ public class AddConferenceController extends AbstractWizardFormController {
 			conferenceSession.setCriteria(new HashSet<CriterionBean>());
 			conferenceSession.setCriteriaAll(new HashSet<CriterionBean>()); 
 			List<Criterion> listCriterion = evaluationManager.getCriterions();
+			
+			HashMap<String, Criterion> mapTmp = new HashMap<String, Criterion>();
+			for (Criterion crit : listCriterion) {
+				mapTmp.put(crit.getName(), crit);
+			}
+			
+			listCriterion = new ArrayList<Criterion>();
+			for(Entry<String, Criterion> entry : mapTmp.entrySet()) {
+			    listCriterion.add(entry.getValue());
+			}
 
 
 			int maxNext = 0;
@@ -208,6 +221,16 @@ public class AddConferenceController extends AbstractWizardFormController {
 			List<Criterion> listCriterionForConf = evaluationManager.getCriterions(conf.getId());
 			List<Criterion> listCriterion = evaluationManager.getCriterions();
 
+			HashMap<String, Criterion> mapTmp = new HashMap<String, Criterion>();
+			for (Criterion crit : listCriterion) {
+				mapTmp.put(crit.getName(), crit);
+			}
+			
+			listCriterion = new ArrayList<Criterion>();
+			for(Entry<String, Criterion> entry : mapTmp.entrySet()) {
+			    listCriterion.add(entry.getValue());
+			}
+			
 			int nextId;
 			
 			int maxNext = 0;