diff --git a/ietf/meeting/views.py b/ietf/meeting/views.py
index 570ff5785..e30d3401b 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/views.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/views.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ from ietf.meeting.helpers import send_interim_approval_request
 from ietf.meeting.helpers import send_interim_announcement_request
 from ietf.meeting.utils import finalize
 from ietf.secr.proceedings.utils import handle_upload_file
-from ietf.secr.proceedings.proc_utils import get_progress_stats
+from ietf.secr.proceedings.proc_utils import get_progress_stats, post_process
 from ietf.utils.mail import send_mail_message
 from ietf.utils.pipe import pipe
 from ietf.utils.pdf import pdf_pages
@@ -1499,6 +1499,7 @@ def upload_session_slides(request, session_id, num, name):
             doc.save_with_history([e])
             # The way this function builds the filename it will never trigger the file delete in handle_file_upload.
             handle_upload_file(file, filename, session.meeting, 'slides')
+            post_process(doc)
             return redirect('ietf.meeting.views.session_details',num=num,acronym=session.group.acronym)
     else: 
         initial = {}
diff --git a/ietf/secr/proceedings/proc_utils.py b/ietf/secr/proceedings/proc_utils.py
index 932ee0c6c..b5107e498 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/proceedings/proc_utils.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/proceedings/proc_utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import datetime
 import glob
 import os
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 
 import debug        # pyflakes:ignore
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ from ietf.secr.proceedings.models import Registration
 from ietf.secr.utils.document import get_rfc_num
 from ietf.secr.utils.group import groups_by_session
 from ietf.secr.utils.meeting import get_proceedings_path, get_materials, get_session
-
+from ietf.utils.log import log
 
 # -------------------------------------------------
 # Helper Functions
@@ -574,3 +575,34 @@ def gen_training(context):
         path = os.path.join(settings.SECR_PROCEEDINGS_DIR,meeting.number,'train-%s.html' % counter )
         write_html(path,html.content)
 
+def is_powerpoint(doc):
+    '''
+    Returns true if document is a Powerpoint presentation
+    '''
+    return doc.file_extension() in ('ppt','pptx')
+
+def post_process(doc):
+    '''
+    Does post processing on uploaded file.
+    - Convert PPT to PDF
+    '''
+    if is_powerpoint(doc) and hasattr(settings,'SECR_PPT2PDF_COMMAND'):
+        try:
+            cmd = settings.SECR_PPT2PDF_COMMAND
+            cmd.append(doc.get_file_path())                                 # outdir
+            cmd.append(os.path.join(doc.get_file_path(),doc.external_url))  # filename
+            subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError) as error:
+            log("Error converting PPT: %s" % (error))
+            return
+        # change extension
+        base,ext = os.path.splitext(doc.external_url)
+        doc.external_url = base + '.pdf'
+
+        e = DocEvent.objects.create(
+            type='changed_document',
+            by=Person.objects.get(name="(System)"),
+            doc=doc,
+            desc='Converted document to PDF',
+        )
+        doc.save_with_history([e])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py b/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py
index f3ddb5229..1054dd0ec 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import datetime
 import glob
 import itertools
 import os
-import subprocess
 
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ from ietf.secr.proceedings.forms import RecordingForm, RecordingEditForm
 from ietf.secr.proceedings.proc_utils import ( gen_acknowledgement, gen_agenda, gen_areas,
     gen_attendees, gen_group_pages, gen_index, gen_irtf, gen_overview, gen_plenaries,
     gen_progress, gen_research, gen_training, create_proceedings, create_recording )
-from ietf.utils.log import log
 
 # -------------------------------------------------
 # Globals 
@@ -139,39 +137,8 @@ def parsedate(d):
     This function takes a date object and returns a tuple of year,month,day
     '''
     return (d.strftime('%Y'),d.strftime('%m'),d.strftime('%d'))
-
-def is_powerpoint(doc):
-    '''
-    Returns true if document is a Powerpoint presentation
-    '''
-    return doc.file_extension() in ('ppt','pptx')
-
-def post_process(doc):
-    '''
-    Does post processing on uploaded file.
-    - Convert PPT to PDF
-    '''
-    if is_powerpoint(doc) and hasattr(settings,'SECR_PPT2PDF_COMMAND'):
-        try:
-            cmd = settings.SECR_PPT2PDF_COMMAND
-            cmd.append(doc.get_file_path())                                 # outdir
-            cmd.append(os.path.join(doc.get_file_path(),doc.external_url))  # filename
-            subprocess.check_call(cmd)
-        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError) as error:
-            log("Error converting PPT: %s" % (error))
-            return
-        # change extension
-        base,ext = os.path.splitext(doc.external_url)
-        doc.external_url = base + '.pdf'
-
-        e = DocEvent.objects.create(
-            type='changed_document',
-            by=Person.objects.get(name="(System)"),
-            doc=doc,
-            desc='Converted document to PDF',
-        )
-        doc.save_with_history([e])
         
+
 # -------------------------------------------------
 # AJAX Functions
 # -------------------------------------------------