diff --git a/apps/conference/Conference.cpp b/apps/conference/Conference.cpp
index 4508e7d4..463fa738 100644
--- a/apps/conference/Conference.cpp
+++ b/apps/conference/Conference.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ ConferenceFactory::ConferenceFactory(const string& _app_name)
 {
 }
 
+string ConferenceFactory::AudioPath;
 string ConferenceFactory::LonelyUserFile;
 string ConferenceFactory::JoinSound;
 string ConferenceFactory::DropSound;
@@ -61,7 +62,16 @@ int ConferenceFactory::onLoad()
     // get application specific global parameters
     configureModule(cfg);
 
-    LonelyUserFile = cfg.getParameter("default_announce",ANNOUNCE_PATH "/" ANNOUNCE_FILE);
+    AudioPath = cfg.getParameter("audio_path", ANNOUNCE_PATH);
+
+    LonelyUserFile = cfg.getParameter("default_announce");
+    if (LonelyUserFile.empty()) {
+	LonelyUserFile = AudioPath + "/" ANNOUNCE_FILE;
+    } else {
+	if (LonelyUserFile[0] != '/') {
+	    LonelyUserFile = AudioPath + "/" + LonelyUserFile;
+	}
+    }
     if(!file_exists(LonelyUserFile)){
 	ERROR("default announce '%s' \n",LonelyUserFile.c_str());
 	ERROR("for module conference does not exist.\n");
@@ -69,7 +79,18 @@ int ConferenceFactory::onLoad()
     }
 
     JoinSound = cfg.getParameter("join_sound");
+    if (!JoinSound.empty()) {
+	if (JoinSound[0] != '/') {
+	    JoinSound = AudioPath + "/" + JoinSound;
+	}
+    }
+
     DropSound = cfg.getParameter("drop_sound");
+    if (!DropSound.empty()) {
+	if (DropSound[0] != '/') {
+	    DropSound = AudioPath + "/" + DropSound;
+	}
+    }
 
     DialoutSuffix = cfg.getParameter("dialout_suffix");
     if(DialoutSuffix.empty()){
@@ -136,18 +157,21 @@ void ConferenceDialog::onStart()
 void ConferenceDialog::onSessionStart(const AmSipRequest& req)
 {
     int i, len;
+    string lonely_user_file;
 
     string app_param_hdr = getHeader(req.hdrs, PARAM_HDR);
     if (app_param_hdr.length()) {
         from_header = get_header_keyvalue(app_param_hdr, "Dialout-From");
 	extra_headers = get_header_keyvalue(app_param_hdr, "Dialout-Extra");
 	dialout_suffix = get_header_keyvalue(app_param_hdr, "Dialout-Suffix");      
+	language = get_header_keyvalue(app_param_hdr, "Language");      
     } else {
         DBG("Warning: P-Dialout- style headers are deprecated."
 	    " Please use P-App-Param header instead.\n");
         from_header = getHeader(req.hdrs, "P-Dialout-From");
 	extra_headers = getHeader(req.hdrs, "P-Dialout-Extra");
 	dialout_suffix = getHeader(req.hdrs, "P-Dialout-Suffix");
+	language = getHeader(req.hdrs, "P-Language");
     }
 
     len = extra_headers.length();
@@ -164,7 +188,23 @@ void ConferenceDialog::onSessionStart(const AmSipRequest& req)
     }
     
     allow_dialout = dialout_suffix.length() > 0;
-    
+
+    if (!language.empty()) {
+	lonely_user_file = ConferenceFactory::AudioPath + "/lonely_user_msg/" +
+	    req.domain + "/" + "default_" + language + ".wav";
+	if(file_exists(lonely_user_file)) {
+	    ConferenceFactory::LonelyUserFile = lonely_user_file;
+	} else {
+	    lonely_user_file = ConferenceFactory::AudioPath +
+		"/lonely_user_msg/default_" + language + ".wav";
+	    if(file_exists(lonely_user_file)) {
+		ConferenceFactory::LonelyUserFile = lonely_user_file;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    DBG("Using LonelyUserFile <%s>\n",
+	ConferenceFactory::LonelyUserFile.c_str());
+	
     setupAudio();
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/conference/Conference.h b/apps/conference/Conference.h
index 5c33fadf..d5249a42 100644
--- a/apps/conference/Conference.h
+++ b/apps/conference/Conference.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct DialoutConfEvent : public AmEvent {
 class ConferenceFactory : public AmSessionFactory
 {
 public:
+    static string AudioPath;
     static string LonelyUserFile;
     static string JoinSound;
     static string DropSound;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class ConferenceDialog : public AmSession
 
     string                        from_header;
     string                        extra_headers;
+    string                        language;
 
     auto_ptr<AmSipRequest>        transfer_req;
 
diff --git a/apps/conference/etc/conference.conf b/apps/conference/etc/conference.conf
index a410675d..406a1328 100644
--- a/apps/conference/etc/conference.conf
+++ b/apps/conference/etc/conference.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-default_announce=/usr/local/lib/sems/audio/conference/first_participant.wav
-join_sound=/usr/local/lib/sems/audio/conference/beep.wav
-drop_sound=/usr/local/lib/sems/audio/conference/beep.wav
+audio_path=/usr/local/lib/sems/audio/conference
+default_announce=first_participant.wav
+join_sound=beep.wav
+drop_sound=beep.wav
 dialout_suffix=@iptel.org
 
 # playout_type : select playout mechanism
diff --git a/doc/Readme.conference b/doc/Readme.conference
index 73a68fe3..cf625bc0 100644
--- a/doc/Readme.conference
+++ b/doc/Readme.conference
@@ -29,15 +29,29 @@ Dialout is only enabled if dialout_suffix is defined (see below).
 Configuration:
 --------------
 
-default_announce: announcement to be played to the 
-		  first participant as he enters the 
-                  conference room.
+audio_path: directory where conference audio files are kept (optional,
+	    defaults to /usr/local/lib/sems/audio)
+
+default_announce: Announcement to be played to the first participant as
+		  he enters the conference room.  If default_announce
+		  does not start with '/' char, default_announce is
+		  appended to audio_path. (optional, defaults to
+		  audio_path/default.wav)  If P-Language header or
+		  Language P-App-Param header parameter exists,
+		  announcement file
+		  audio_path/lonely_user_msg/r-uri-host/default_<language>.wav, 
+		  or audio_path/lonely_user_msg/default_<language>.wav
+		  (if exists) is used instead of default_announce file.
 
 join_sound: sound to be played to all the participants
-            when a new one joins the conference. (optional)
+            when a new one joins the conference. If join_sound does not
+            start with '/', join_sound is appended to audio_path.
+	    (optional)
 
 drop_sound: sound to be played to all the participants
-            when a participant leaves the conference. (optional)
+            when a participant leaves the conference.
+	    If drop_sound does not start with '/', drop_sound is
+            appended to audio_path. (optional)
 
 dialout_suffix: suffix to be append to the numbered entered by
                 the user. Example: @iptel.org