diff --git a/base/proposal.cls b/base/proposal.cls
index 0c08cd2..ad35615 100644
--- a/base/proposal.cls
+++ b/base/proposal.cls
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
-\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=numeric,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,backref=true,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=6]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,backref=true,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=6]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \RequirePackage{csquotes}
 \RequirePackage{mdframed}
 \RequirePackage{pdata}
@@ -1002,16 +1002,14 @@ joint&\multicolumn{\the@site}{l|}{\jpub $\hat=$ publication, \jpro $\hat=$ proje
 \define@key{paperlist}{techreports}[true]{\prop@ppl{techreport}{Technical Reports}}
 \DeclareBibliographyCategory{featured}
 \newcommand\prop@paperlist[2][]{%
-\begin{refsection}%
-\nocite{#2}\addtocategory{featured}{#2}%
 \let\biboldfont\bibfont%
 \renewcommand{\bibfont}{\footnotesize}%
 \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{.9}
+\def\do##1{\addtocategory{featured}{##1}}\docsvlist{#2}%
 \setkeys{paperlist}{#1}
 \@ifundefined{prop@rl}{}{\@latex@warning{some papers are not classified!}}
-\if@allpapers\printbibliography[heading=empty]\fi%
-\let\bibfont\biboldfont%
-\end{refsection}}
+\if@allpapers\printbibliography[category=featured,heading=empty]\fi%
+\let\bibfont\biboldfont}
 \def\prop@warnpubs@message{Many of the proposers' publications are online at one of the following URIs:}
 \def\prop@warnpubs@title{References}
 \defbibheading{warnpubs}{\section*{\prop@warnpubs@title}%
diff --git a/base/proposal.dtx b/base/proposal.dtx
index ff20bab..f07e831 100644
--- a/base/proposal.dtx
+++ b/base/proposal.dtx
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
 \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
-\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=numeric,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,backref=true,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=6]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,backref=true,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=6]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \RequirePackage{csquotes}
 \RequirePackage{mdframed}
 \RequirePackage{pdata}
@@ -2444,16 +2444,14 @@ joint&\multicolumn{\the@site}{l|}{\jpub $\hat=$ publication, \jpro $\hat=$ proje
 %   with the empty header we created before.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand\prop@paperlist[2][]{%
-\begin{refsection}%
-\nocite{#2}\addtocategory{featured}{#2}%
 \let\biboldfont\bibfont%
 \renewcommand{\bibfont}{\footnotesize}%
 \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{.9}
+\def\do##1{\addtocategory{featured}{##1}}\docsvlist{#2}%
 \setkeys{paperlist}{#1}
 \@ifundefined{prop@rl}{}{\@latex@warning{some papers are not classified!}}
-\if@allpapers\printbibliography[heading=empty]\fi%
-\let\bibfont\biboldfont%
-\end{refsection}}
+\if@allpapers\printbibliography[category=featured,heading=empty]\fi%
+\let\bibfont\biboldfont}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 %
diff --git a/base/proposal.pdf b/base/proposal.pdf
index f35a0d9..f1870b3 100644
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diff --git a/base/reporting.cls b/base/reporting.cls
index 4ba4de4..5060062 100644
--- a/base/reporting.cls
+++ b/base/reporting.cls
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{textcomp}
-\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=numeric,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,backref=true,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=6]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
+\RequirePackage[hyperref=auto,style=alphabetic,defernumbers=true,backend=bibtex,backref=true,firstinits=true,maxbibnames=6]{biblatex}[2010/11-19]
 \RequirePackage{csquotes}
 \RequirePackage{mdframed}
 \RequirePackage{pdata}
@@ -135,16 +135,14 @@
 \define@key{paperlist}{techreports}[true]{\prop@ppl{techreport}{Technical Reports}}
 \DeclareBibliographyCategory{featured}
 \newcommand\prop@paperlist[2][]{%
-\begin{refsection}%
-\nocite{#2}\addtocategory{featured}{#2}%
 \let\biboldfont\bibfont%
 \renewcommand{\bibfont}{\footnotesize}%
 \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{.9}
+\def\do##1{\addtocategory{featured}{##1}}\docsvlist{#2}%
 \setkeys{paperlist}{#1}
 \@ifundefined{prop@rl}{}{\@latex@warning{some papers are not classified!}}
-\if@allpapers\printbibliography[heading=empty]\fi%
-\let\bibfont\biboldfont%
-\end{refsection}}
+\if@allpapers\printbibliography[category=featured,heading=empty]\fi%
+\let\bibfont\biboldfont}
 \def\prop@warnpubs@message{Many of the proposers' publications are online at one of the following URIs:}
 \def\prop@warnpubs@title{References}
 \defbibheading{warnpubs}{\section*{\prop@warnpubs@title}%
diff --git a/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf b/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf
index 053e5c6..0202853 100644
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