diff --git a/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/video_conferences/+page.svelte b/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/video_conferences/+page.svelte
index d0c77228..119464f1 100644
--- a/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/video_conferences/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/video_conferences/+page.svelte
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@
 	let jitsi_api: any = null;
 	const jitsi_container_id = 'jitsi_meet_external_api_container';
 
-	// Hardcoded moderator list, as in the original HTML file.
-	const novi_jitsi_mod_li = [
-		'2b078deb-b4e7-4203-99da-9f7cd62159a5',
-		'c9ea07b5-06b0-4a43-a2d0-8d06558c8a82',
-		'58db22ee-4b0a-49a7-9f34-53d2ba85a84b',
-		'5724aad7-6d89-47e7-8943-966fd22911bd',
-		'182d1db3-caa9-41bc-b04a-2facc6859aeb'
-	];
-
 	async function getJitsiJwt(
 		display_name: string,
 		email: string,
@@ -25,7 +16,7 @@
 		room_name: string,
 		user_id: string
 	) {
-		const tokenEndpoint = 'https://dev-api.oneskyit.com/api/jitsi_token';
+		const token_endpoint = 'https://dev-api.oneskyit.com/api/jitsi_token';
 
 		const payload = {
 			name: display_name,
@@ -55,7 +46,7 @@
 		};
 
 		try {
-			const response = await fetch(tokenEndpoint, {
+			const response = await fetch(token_endpoint, {
 				method: 'POST',
 				headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
 				body: JSON.stringify(payload)
@@ -74,13 +65,83 @@
 	onMount(async () => {
 		const url_params = data.params;
 
-		const user_id = url_params.uuid;
-		const display_name = url_params.full_name ?? 'Guest';
+		// --- Start with fallback data from URL ---
+		let user_id = url_params.uuid;
+		let display_name = url_params.full_name ?? 'Guest';
 		let email = (url_params.email ?? 'guest@example.com').replace(/\s+/g, '+');
+		let is_moderator = false;
 		const room_name = url_params.room ?? 'Default-Room';
 		const domain = url_params.domain ?? 'jitsi.dgrzone.com';
-		const is_moderator = novi_jitsi_mod_li.includes(user_id);
 
+		if (!user_id) {
+			const container = document.getElementById(jitsi_container_id);
+			if (container) {
+				container.innerHTML =
+					'<h1>User ID (uuid) is missing. Cannot start meeting.</h1>';
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// --- Fetch dynamic data from Novi API ---
+		const novi_api_key = 'CmNdWgdPmgluBWjiTd8xsUCk5mio8F1O9DYAh0pVDcg=';
+		const novi_api_headers = new Headers();
+		novi_api_headers.append('Authorization', `Basic ${novi_api_key}`);
+		const requestOptions = {
+			method: 'GET',
+			headers: novi_api_headers
+		};
+
+		try {
+			// Fetch the list of moderators from the Novi group
+			const mod_group_guid = 'd76d2c00-962d-40f6-a2e8-ed9c85594d96';
+			const mod_list_url = `https://www.idaa.org/api/groups/${mod_group_guid}/members?pageSize=200`;
+			console.log(`Fetching moderator list from Novi API: ${mod_list_url}`);
+			const mods_response = await fetch(mod_list_url, requestOptions);
+
+			if (mods_response.ok) {
+				const moderatorsRaw = await mods_response.json();
+				console.log('Fetched moderators raw:', moderatorsRaw);
+
+				// Normalise the payload: support both Array and { Results: Array } shapes
+				let modList: any[] = [];
+				if (Array.isArray(moderatorsRaw)) {
+					modList = moderatorsRaw;
+				} else if (Array.isArray(moderatorsRaw.Results)) {
+					modList = moderatorsRaw.Results;
+				} else if (Array.isArray(moderatorsRaw.Members)) {
+					modList = moderatorsRaw.Members;
+				} else {
+					console.warn('Moderator list format is unexpected. Falling back to empty list.', moderatorsRaw);
+					modList = [];
+				}
+
+				// Build a set of normalized IDs from a few possible fields
+				const modIdSet = new Set(
+					modList
+						.map((m: any) => (m?.UniqueID ?? m?.UniqueId ?? m?.DuesPayerUniqueID ?? m?.id ?? ''))
+						.filter(Boolean)
+						.map((id: string) => id.toLowerCase().trim())
+				);
+
+				const normalizedUserId = String(user_id ?? '').toLowerCase().trim();
+
+				console.log(`Moderator IDs (${modIdSet.size}) sample:`, Array.from(modIdSet).slice(0, 10));
+				if (normalizedUserId && modIdSet.has(normalizedUserId)) {
+					is_moderator = true;
+					console.log(`User ${user_id} is a moderator (matched by UniqueID).`);
+				} else {
+					// Also check by matching name/email if needed (optional)
+					console.log(`User ${user_id} is not a moderator.`);
+				}
+			} else {
+				console.warn('Could not fetch moderator list from Novi API.');
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error('Error fetching data from Novi API:', error);
+			// Fallback to data from URL params is the default behavior
+		}
+
+		// --- Initialize Jitsi ---
 		let jwtToken = null;
 		if (is_moderator) {
 			jwtToken = await getJitsiJwt(display_name, email, is_moderator, room_name, user_id);
diff --git a/src/routes/idaa/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/idaa/+layout.svelte
index 9ae30fd5..9b2f164c 100644
--- a/src/routes/idaa/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/idaa/+layout.svelte
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
 
     let { data, children }: Props = $props();
 
-    if (browser) {
-        add_activity_log({
-            action: 'idaa_root_layout',
-            action_with: 'browser'
-        });
-    }
+    // if (browser) {
+    //     add_activity_log({
+    //         action: 'idaa_root_layout',
+    //         action_with: 'browser'
+    //     });
+    // }
 
     function add_activity_log({
         action = 'idaa_root_layout',