diff --git a/Controller/ActivityController.php b/Controller/ActivityController.php
index 0c4f12793..fe9d171b7 100644
--- a/Controller/ActivityController.php
+++ b/Controller/ActivityController.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
 
 use Chill\ActivityBundle\Entity\Activity;
 use Chill\ActivityBundle\Form\ActivityType;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Role\Role;
+use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\Person;
 
 /**
  * Activity controller.
@@ -59,6 +61,12 @@ class ActivityController extends Controller
         $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
         $person = $em->getRepository('ChillPersonBundle:Person')->find($person_id);
         
+        /**if ($person === NULL) {
+            throw $this->createNotFoundException('person not found');
+        }*/
+        
+        $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('CHILL_PERSON_SEE', $person);
+        
         $entity = new Activity();
         $form = $this->createCreateForm($entity, $person);
         $form->handleRequest($request);
@@ -87,12 +95,16 @@ class ActivityController extends Controller
      *
      * @return \Symfony\Component\Form\Form The form
      */
-    private function createCreateForm(Activity $entity, $person)
+    private function createCreateForm(Activity $entity, Person $person)
     {
-        $form = $this->createForm(new ActivityType(), $entity, array(
-            'action' => $this->generateUrl('chill_activity_activity_create', ['person_id' => $person->getId()]),
-            'method' => 'POST',
-        ));
+        $form = $this->createForm('chill_activitybundle_activity', $entity, 
+              array(
+                'action' => $this->generateUrl('chill_activity_activity_create', ['person_id' => $person->getId()]),
+                'method' => 'POST',
+                'center' => $person->getCenter(),
+                'role'   => new Role('CHILL_ACTIVITY_CREATE')
+            )
+        );
 
         $form->add('submit', 'submit', array('label' => 'Create'));
 
diff --git a/Form/ActivityType.php b/Form/ActivityType.php
index 04237bdc3..7cf7cdc52 100644
--- a/Form/ActivityType.php
+++ b/Form/ActivityType.php
@@ -4,10 +4,57 @@ namespace Chill\ActivityBundle\Form;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolverInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Form\Type\AppendScopeChoiceTypeTrait;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Security\Authorization\AuthorizationHelper;
+use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Templating\TranslatableStringHelper;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Entity\User;
 
 class ActivityType extends AbstractType
 {
+    
+    use AppendScopeChoiceTypeTrait;
+    
+    /**
+     * the user running this form
+     *
+     * @var User
+     */
+    protected $user;
+    
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var AuthorizationHelper
+     */
+    protected $authorizationHelper;
+    
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var ObjectManager
+     */
+    protected $om;
+    
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var TranslatableStringHelper
+     */
+    protected $translatableStringHelper;
+    
+    public function __construct(TokenStorageInterface $tokenStorage, 
+        AuthorizationHelper $authorizationHelper, ObjectManager $om, 
+        TranslatableStringHelper $translatableStringHelper) 
+    {
+        if (!$tokenStorage->getToken()->getUser() instanceof User) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException("you should have a valid user");
+        }
+        $this->user = $tokenStorage->getToken()->getUser();
+        $this->authorizationHelper = $authorizationHelper;
+        $this->om = $om;
+        $this->translatableStringHelper = $translatableStringHelper;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * @param FormBuilderInterface $builder
      * @param array $options
@@ -15,26 +62,46 @@ class ActivityType extends AbstractType
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     {
         $builder
-            ->add('date', 'date', array('widget' => 'single_text', 'format' => 'dd-MM-yyyy'))
+            ->add('date', 'date', array(
+               'required' => true, 
+               'widget' => 'single_text', 
+               'format' => 'dd-MM-yyyy')
+            )
             ->add('durationTime')
-            ->add('remark')
-            ->add('attendee', 'checkbox', array('required' => false))
+            ->add('remark', 'textarea', array(
+               'required' => false,
+               'empty_data' => ''
+            ))            
+            ->add('attendee', 'choice', array(
+               'expanded' => true,
+               'required' => false,
+               'choices' => array(
+                  true => 'present',
+                  false => 'not present'
+               )
+            ))
             ->add('user')
             //->add('scope')
             //->add('reason')
             //->add('type')
             //->add('person')
         ;
+        
+        $this->appendScopeChoices($builder, $options['role'], 
+              $options['center'], $this->user, $this->authorizationHelper, 
+              $this->translatableStringHelper, $this->om);
     }
     
     /**
      * @param OptionsResolverInterface $resolver
      */
-    public function setDefaultOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)
+    public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
             'data_class' => 'Chill\ActivityBundle\Entity\Activity'
         ));
+        
+        $this->appendScopeChoicesOptions($resolver);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Resources/config/services.yml b/Resources/config/services.yml
index 2b4b8c630..a06eae7d3 100644
--- a/Resources/config/services.yml
+++ b/Resources/config/services.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 services:
-   chill.activity.form.type.translatableactivityreasoncategory:
+    chill.activity.form.type.translatableactivityreasoncategory:
         class: Chill\ActivityBundle\Form\Type\TranslatableActivityReasonCategory
         arguments:
             - "@request_stack"
         tags:
-            - { name: form.type, alias: translatable_activity_reason_category }
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+            - { name: form.type, alias: translatable_activity_reason_category }
+            
+    chill.activity.form.type.activity:
+        class: Chill\ActivityBundle\Form\ActivityType
+        arguments:
+            - "@security.token_storage"
+            - "@chill.main.security.authorization.helper"
+            - "@doctrine.orm.entity_manager"
+            - "@chill.main.helper.translatable_string"
+        tags:
+            - { name: form.type, alias: chill_activitybundle_activity }
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