diff --git a/app/views/events/_form.html.haml b/app/views/events/_form.html.haml
index 980ee623..2e2f094b 100644
--- a/app/views/events/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/_form.html.haml
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@
       :markdown
         #{t '.url_helper'}
     = f.label :url
-    = f.text_field :url, required: true, size: 70, placeholder: 'Ex: http://april.org'
+    = f.url_field :url, required: true, size: 70, placeholder: 'Ex: http://april.org'
   .field
     .helper
       :markdown
         #{t '.contact_helper'}
     = f.label :contact
-    = f.text_field :contact, required: true, size: 70
+    = f.email_field :contact, required: true, size: 70
   .field
     .helper
       :markdown
         #{t '.submitter_helper'}
     = f.label :submitter
-    = f.text_field :submitter, required: true, size: 70
+    = f.email_field :submitter, size: 70
   .field
     .helper
       :markdown