diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index 8b60e94..b9f44a3 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/target/m2e-wtp/web-resources"/>
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/webapp" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
-        <dependent-module archiveName="session-checker-0.2.5-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/session-checker/session-checker">
+        <dependent-module archiveName="session-checker-0.3.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/session-checker/session-checker">
             <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
         </dependent-module>
     <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1281e5..5170f03 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>gcube-loggedin</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>gCube Loggedin Portlet</name>
 	<description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/GCubeLoggedin.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/GCubeLoggedin.java
index 974d99d..73be6ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/GCubeLoggedin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/GCubeLoggedin.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.client;
 
-import org.gcube.portal.custom.communitymanager.OrganizationsUtil;
-import org.gcube.portal.custom.scopemanager.scopehelper.ScopeHelper;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.client.ui.AboutView;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.shared.VObject;
-import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.shared.VREClient;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.EntryPoint;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
@@ -13,11 +10,6 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.ServiceDefTarget;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootPanel;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.VerticalPanel;
-import com.liferay.portal.model.User;
-import com.liferay.portal.security.permission.PermissionChecker;
-import com.liferay.portal.security.permission.PermissionCheckerFactoryUtil;
-import com.liferay.portal.security.permission.PermissionThreadLocal;
-import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil;
 
 /**
  * Entry point classes define <code>onModuleLoad()</code>.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/UIConstants.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/UIConstants.java
index 438707e..dc30b96 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/UIConstants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/UIConstants.java
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ public class UIConstants {
 	public static final String LOADING_IMAGE = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/loading-bar.gif";
 	
 	public static final String LOADINGE = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/loading.gif";
+	
+	public static final String HOME = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/home.png";
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.java
index 4029bb4..fdc4cbc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.java
@@ -7,18 +7,22 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.shared.VREClient;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.sessionchecker.client.CheckSession;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
-import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Document;
+import com.google.gwt.core.client.Scheduler;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiBinder;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiField;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiHandler;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Command;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window.Location;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Anchor;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTMLPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Image;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
 
 public class AboutView extends Composite {
@@ -36,24 +40,36 @@ public class AboutView extends Composite {
 
 	@UiField HTMLPanel htmlPanel;
 	@UiField HTML description;
-	@UiField Button backButton;
-	@UiField Button leaveButton;
+	@UiField Anchor backButton;
+	@UiField Anchor leaveButton;
+
 
 	private  LoggedinServiceAsync loggedinService;
 
 	public AboutView(VObject vobj, LoggedinServiceAsync loggedinService) {
 		initWidget(uiBinder.createAndBindUi(this));
+
+		vobj.setMandatory(true);
+
 		this.loggedinService = loggedinService;
 		description.setHTML("<img class=\"imageVRE\" src=\"" +  vobj.getImageURL() + "\" />" + vobj.getDescription());
-		if (vobj instanceof VREClient && !vobj.isMandatory()) {
-			leaveButton.getElement().getStyle().setBackgroundColor("#F2DEDE");
-			leaveButton.getElement().getStyle().setBorderColor("#EBCCD1");
-			leaveButton.getElement().getStyle().setColor("#A94440");
 
+		leaveButton.setStyleName("leave-group");
+
+		if (vobj instanceof VREClient && !vobj.isMandatory()) {
 			wa = new WarningAlert("Are you sure you want to leave this group? "
 					+ "By leaving this group you will no longer receive updates and lose the workspace folder related to the group.", this);
-		} else
-			htmlPanel.remove(leaveButton);
+		} 
+		else {
+			//remove the login button
+			Scheduler.get().scheduleDeferred(new Command() {
+				public void execute () {
+					DOM.getElementById("removable-item-li").removeFromParent();
+				}
+			});
+		}
+
+
 	}
 
 	@UiHandler("backButton")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.ui.xml b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.ui.xml
index 2b55a08..73b17fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.ui.xml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/client/ui/AboutView.ui.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 <!DOCTYPE ui:UiBinder SYSTEM "http://dl.google.com/gwt/DTD/xhtml.ent">
 <ui:UiBinder xmlns:ui="urn:ui:com.google.gwt.uibinder"
 	xmlns:g="urn:import:com.google.gwt.user.client.ui">
-	
-	<g:HTMLPanel ui:field="htmlPanel" styleName="framed">
+
+	<g:HTMLPanel ui:field="htmlPanel" styleName="envhome-frame">
+		<div id="vre-header-container">
+			<ul id="vre-header">
+				<li>
+					<g:Anchor ui:field="backButton" href="#"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></g:Anchor>
+				</li>
+				<li id="removable-item-li">
+					<g:Anchor ui:field="leaveButton" href="#">Leave Group</g:Anchor>
+				</li>
+			</ul>
+		</div>
 		<g:HTML ui:field="description" styleName="description"></g:HTML>
-		<g:Button ui:field="backButton">Back</g:Button>
-		<g:Button ui:field="leaveButton">Leave Group</g:Button>
 	</g:HTMLPanel>
 </ui:UiBinder> 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/server/LoggedinServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/server/LoggedinServiceImpl.java
index 84548f5..f96678d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/server/LoggedinServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/server/LoggedinServiceImpl.java
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import javax.portlet.PortletSession;
-import javax.portlet.RenderRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 
@@ -27,9 +25,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.shared.VObject.UserBelongingClient;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.shared.VREClient;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.UserManager;
-import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.GroupRetrievalFault;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.UserManagementSystemException;
-import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.UserRetrievalFault;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.liferay.LiferayGroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.liferay.LiferayUserManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.RoleModel;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/GCubeLoggedin.gwt.xml b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/GCubeLoggedin.gwt.xml
index 733b601..e8c96ac 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/GCubeLoggedin.gwt.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/gcubeloggedin/GCubeLoggedin.gwt.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <module rename-to='gcubeloggedin'>
+	
 	<!-- Inherit the core Web Toolkit stuff. -->
 	<inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.User' />
-
-	<!-- Inherit the default GWT style sheet. You can change -->
-	<!-- the theme of your GWT application by uncommenting -->
-	<!-- any one of the following lines. -->
-	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.WidgetFactory' />
-<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.widgets.sessionchecker.SessionChecker' />
-	<!-- Other module inherits -->
+	
 	<set-property name="user.agent" value="gecko1_8,safari" />
-
-
+	
+	
+	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.WidgetFactory' />
+	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.widgets.sessionchecker.SessionChecker' />
 	<!-- Specify the app entry point class. -->
 	<entry-point
 		class='org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubeloggedin.client.GCubeLoggedin' />
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/GCubeLoggedin.css b/src/main/webapp/GCubeLoggedin.css
index 9c790d6..816a93f 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/GCubeLoggedin.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/GCubeLoggedin.css
@@ -3,15 +3,51 @@
 	margin-right: 10px;
 }
 
+#vre-header-container {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
+}
+
+#vre-header-container ul {
+	margin: 6px 2px 0px;
+	padding: 1px;
+	height: 23px;
+}
+
+#vre-header li {
+	display: inline;
+	list-style-type: none;
+	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
+	padding: 8px 20px;	
+}
+
+#vre-header li a {
+	font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+	font-size: 14px;
+	color: #666;
+	text-decoration: none;	
+}
+
+#vre-header li a span {
+	background-image: url('images/home.png');
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
+	background-position: 50% 80%;
+}
+
+#vre-header li a:hover {
+	color: #A94440;	
+	opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
+.description {
+	padding: 10px;
+}
+
 table {
 	border-collapse: separate !important;
 	border-spacing: 0;
 }
 
-.framed {
-	margin: 0 0 10px;
-	padding: 10px;
-	margin: 0px 5px;
+.envhome-frame {
 	background: #FFF;
 	border-radius: 6px !important;
 	-moz-border-radius: 6px !important;
@@ -34,4 +70,4 @@ table {
 	color: #A94440;
 	font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
 	font-size: 14px;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/images/home.png b/src/main/webapp/images/home.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f318fe
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