The site runs on Windows Azure Websites and uses Azure table storage to persist talk submissions and votes.
The following Web.config AppSettings are required to run:
AzureTableStorageConnectionString
which is a standard Azure table storage connection stringCaptchaPass
used by the Captcha system for talk submissionsCaptchaSalt
used by the Captcha system for talk submissionsCaptchaChars
used by the Captcha system for talk submissions
Windows Azure Websites has a feature which allows you to replace Web.config AppSettings at deploy time and configure the values in the Windows Azure portal. We use this.