diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinService.java
index 3d22550..1edf58b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinService.java
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ public interface JoinService extends RemoteService {
 	
 	ArrayList<VRE> getVREs();
 	
+	Boolean joinVRE(Long vreID);
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinServiceAsync.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinServiceAsync.java
index 44ec2b9..98df01b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinServiceAsync.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/JoinServiceAsync.java
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 public interface JoinServiceAsync {
 
 	void getVREs(AsyncCallback<ArrayList<VRE>> callback);
+	
+	void joinVRE(Long vreID, AsyncCallback<Boolean> callback);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/DisplayVRE.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/DisplayVRE.java
index c79b003..7e2a14e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/DisplayVRE.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/DisplayVRE.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.user.joinvre.client.ui;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.joinvre.client.JoinService;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.joinvre.client.JoinServiceAsync;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.joinvre.shared.VRE;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiBinder;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiField;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTMLPanel;
@@ -27,9 +30,13 @@ public class DisplayVRE extends Composite {
 	
 	private static DisplayVREUiBinder uiBinder = GWT.create(DisplayVREUiBinder.class);
 
+	private final JoinServiceAsync joinService = GWT.create(JoinService.class);
+	
 	public static final String vreDefaultImage = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/vre-default.png";
 	public static final String loadingImage = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/vre-image-loader.gif";
 
+	public static LoadingPopUp loadingPopUp = new LoadingPopUp(false, true, loadingImage);
+	
 	public static final String REQUEST_ACCESS = "Request Access";
 	public static final String FREE_ACCESS = "Free Access";
 	
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ public class DisplayVRE extends Composite {
 	@UiField HTMLPanel vreCategories;
 	@UiField Button joinButton;
 	
-	public DisplayVRE(VRE vre) {
+	public DisplayVRE(final VRE vre) {
 		Widget widget = uiBinder.createAndBindUi(this);
 		vreImage.setUrl(loadingImage);
 		
@@ -51,18 +58,23 @@ public class DisplayVRE extends Composite {
 			vreImage.setUrl(vreDefaultImage);
 		}
 		
-		vreImage.setTitle(vre.getName());
-		vreImage.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
-			
+		final String name = vre.getName();
+		String vreDescription = vre.getDescription();
+		final InfoDialog infoDialog = new InfoDialog(name, vreDescription);
+		
+		ClickHandler descriptionHandler = new ClickHandler(){
 			@Override
 			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
-				// TODO Show Description
+				infoDialog.show();
 			}
-		});
+		};
 		
+		vreImage.setTitle(vre.getName());
+		vreImage.addClickHandler(descriptionHandler);
 		
-		vreName.setTitle(vre.getName());
-		vreName.setText(vre.getName());
+		vreName.setTitle(name);
+		vreName.setText(name);
+		vreName.addClickHandler(descriptionHandler);
 		
 		List<String> categories = vre.getCategories();
 		for(int i=0; i<categories.size(); i++){
@@ -79,6 +91,33 @@ public class DisplayVRE extends Composite {
 			joinButton.setStyleName("freeAccessButton", true);
 		}
 		joinButton.setStyleName("joinButton", true);
+		joinButton.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
+			
+			@Override
+			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
+				loadingPopUp.show();
+				joinService.joinVRE(vre.getId(), new AsyncCallback<Boolean>() {
+
+					@Override
+					public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
+						loadingPopUp.hide();
+						String error = "Error";
+						String errorDescription = "Error while trying to join to" 
+								+ name + " VRE. Please Try again later. "
+								+ "If the problem persist contact system administrator";
+						final InfoDialog infoDialog = new InfoDialog(error, errorDescription);
+						infoDialog.show();
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onSuccess(Boolean result) {
+						loadingPopUp.hide();
+						Window.open(vre.getFriendlyURL()+"?orgid="+vre.getId(), "_self", "");
+					}
+					
+				});
+			}
+		});
 		
 		
 		initWidget(widget);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/InfoDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/InfoDialog.java
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..57e2946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/InfoDialog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.joinvre.client.ui;
+
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.client.popup.GCubeDialog;
+
+import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
+import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ScrollPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.VerticalPanel;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Massimiliano Assante, ISTI-CNR - massimiliano.assante@isti.cnr.it
+ * @author Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR) http://www.lucafrosini.com/
+ */
+public class InfoDialog extends GCubeDialog {
+	private  ScrollPanel scroller = new ScrollPanel();
+	private VerticalPanel main_panel = null;
+	
+    public InfoDialog(String title, String content) {
+    	
+      // PopupPanel's constructor takes 'auto-hide' as its boolean parameter.
+      // If this is set, the panel closes itself automatically when the user
+      // clicks outside of it.
+      super(true);
+      super.setText(title);
+      main_panel = new VerticalPanel();
+      main_panel.addStyleName("bgBlank p8 font_family font_12");
+ 
+      if (content == null || content.equals(""))
+    	  content = "We're sorry, there is no available description yet";
+      
+      scroller.add(new HTML(content));
+     
+      // PopupPanel is a SimplePanel, so you have to set it's widget property to
+      // whatever you want its contents to be.
+      Button close = new Button("Close");
+      close.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
+		public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
+			hide();					
+		}    	  
+      });
+      main_panel.add(scroller);
+      main_panel.add(new HTML("<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"100%\" color=\"gray\" noshade>"));
+      main_panel.add(close);
+      scroller.setPixelSize(550, 300);
+      main_panel.setPixelSize(550, 350);
+      setWidget(main_panel);
+    }
+    
+    public void show() {
+    	super.show();
+        center();
+//        int left = (Window.getClientWidth() - getOffsetWidth()) / 2 +  getBodyScrollLeft();
+//        int top = (Window.getClientHeight() - getOffsetHeight()) / 2 +  getBodyScrollTop();
+//        setPopupPosition(left, top);
+      }
+
+      private native int getBodyScrollLeft() /*-{
+        return $doc.body.scrollLeft;
+      }-*/;
+
+      private native int getBodyScrollTop() /*-{
+        return $doc.body.scrollTop;
+      }-*/; 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/LoadingPopUp.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/LoadingPopUp.java
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..77875cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/client/ui/LoadingPopUp.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.joinvre.client.ui;
+
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.DialogBox;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.DockPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+public class LoadingPopUp extends DialogBox {
+	
+	private static LoadingPopUp singleton = null;
+	private boolean hidden = true;
+	private String loading_image = "";
+	
+	public static LoadingPopUp get() {
+		return singleton;
+	}
+	
+	public LoadingPopUp(boolean autoHide, boolean modal, String loading_image) {
+		super(autoHide, modal);
+		this.loading_image = loading_image;
+		HTML msg = new HTML(setToDisplay(), true);
+		DockPanel dock = new DockPanel();
+		dock.setSpacing(0);
+		dock.add(msg, DockPanel.NORTH);
+		dock.setPixelSize(msg.getOffsetWidth(), msg.getOffsetHeight());
+		setWidget(dock);
+		if (singleton == null) singleton = this;
+	}
+	
+	protected String setToDisplay() {
+		return 
+		"<center><table border='0'>"+
+		"<tr>"+
+		"<td>"+
+		"<img src='" + this.loading_image + "'>"+
+		"</td></tr>"+
+		"</table></center>" ;
+	}
+	public void hide() {
+		super.hide();
+		this.hidden = true;
+	}
+	public void show() {
+		super.show();
+		this.hidden = false;
+	}
+	public boolean isHidden() {
+		return this.hidden;
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/server/JoinServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/server/JoinServiceImpl.java
index 6fc2fec..118f148 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/server/JoinServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/server/JoinServiceImpl.java
@@ -83,17 +83,20 @@ public class JoinServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements JoinService
 		try {
 			if (isWithinPortal()) {
 				
-
 			} else {
 				List<String> devsecCategories = new ArrayList<String>();
 				devsecCategories.add("Development");
-				vres.add(new VRE(0, "devsec", "devsec VRE", "", "", "/group/devsec", devsecCategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, false));
+				vres.add(new VRE(0, "devsec", "devsec VRE description", "", "", "/group/devsec", devsecCategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, false));
 				List<String> devVRECategories = new ArrayList<String>(devsecCategories);
 				devVRECategories.add("Sailing");
-				vres.add(new VRE(1, "devVRE", "devVRE VRE", "", "", "/group/devVRE", devVRECategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, false));
+				vres.add(new VRE(1, "devVRE", "devVRE VRE description", "", "", "/group/devVRE", devVRECategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, false));
 				List<String> devmodeategories = new ArrayList<String>(devsecCategories);
 				devmodeategories.add("Climbing");
-				vres.add(new VRE(2, "devmode", "devmode VRE", "", "", "/group/devmode", devmodeategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, true));
+				vres.add(new VRE(2, "devmode", "devmode VRE description", "", "", "/group/devmode", devmodeategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, true));
+				vres.add(new VRE(3, "devsec", "devsec VRE description", "", "", "/group/devsec", devsecCategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, false));
+				vres.add(new VRE(4, "devsec", "devsec VRE description", "", "", "/group/devsec", devsecCategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, false));
+				vres.add(new VRE(5, "devsec", "devsec VRE description", "", "", "/group/devsec", devsecCategories, UserBelonging.NOT_BELONGING, false));
+				
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			_log.error("Error in server get all contacts ", e);
@@ -159,4 +162,10 @@ public class JoinServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements JoinService
 		_log.debug("Returning Root VO Name: " + toReturn );
 		return toReturn;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Boolean joinVRE(Long vreID) {
+		// Here for future improvement
+		return new Boolean(true);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/shared/VRE.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/shared/VRE.java
index 22fc79a..98725df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/shared/VRE.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/joinvre/shared/VRE.java
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public class VRE extends ResearchEnvironment implements Serializable, Comparable
 		this.categories = categories;
 	}
 	
-	
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "VRE [getName()=" + getName()
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/JoinVRE.css b/src/main/webapp/JoinVRE.css
index 575cd26..31e29d1 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/JoinVRE.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/JoinVRE.css
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 .framed {
-	width: 200px;
-	height: 290px;
+	width: 146px;
+	height: 240px;
 	padding: 10px;
-	margin: 10px;
-	background: #FFF;
-	border-radius: 6px !important;
-	-moz-border-radius: 6px !important;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 6px !important;
-	border: 1px solid #9b9b9b;
-}
-
-.frame {
-	padding: 10px;
-	margin: 10px;
+	margin: 5px 5px 0 0;
 	background: #FFF;
 	border-radius: 6px !important;
 	-moz-border-radius: 6px !important;
@@ -21,19 +11,24 @@
 }
 
 .vreImageDetails {
-	width: 200px;
+	width: 150px;
 }
 
 .vreImage {
-	border: 1px solid #9b9b9b;
 	border-radius: 6px !important;
 	-moz-border-radius: 6px !important;
 	-webkit-border-radius: 6px !important;
-	width: 198px;
-	height: 198px;
+	width: 146px;
+	height: 146px;
 	cursor:pointer;
 }
 
+.vreImage:hover, .vreName:hover {
+	opacity: 0.6;
+	filter: alpha(opacity=60);
+}
+
+
 .vreDetails {
 	padding: 5px;
 }