function validateEvent(form)
 { 

var error="";
// empty ****************************************
if (document.form1.events_area.value=="")
 error+="...Choose an Area.\n";

if (document.form1.events_region.value=="")
 error+="...Choose a Region.\n";

if (document.form1.events_province.value=="")
 error+="...Choose a Province.\n";


if (document.form1.events_name.value=="")
 error+="...Event name.\n";

if (document.form1.month.value=="")
 error+="...Start/Event Month.\n";

if (document.form1.day.value=="")
 error+="...Start/Event Day.\n";

if (document.form1.year.value=="")
 error+="...Start/Event Year.\n";

if (document.form1.events_city.value=="")
 error+="...Event City.\n";

if (document.form1.events_details.value=="")
 error+="...Event Details.\n";



if(error !="")
{
alert("please correctly fill these fields:\n" + error);
return false;
}


return true;
 } // end function





function validateFDC(form)
 { 

var error="";
// empty ****************************************
if (document.form1.fellow_first.value=="")
 error+="...first name.\n";

if (document.form1.fellow_last.value=="")
 error+="...last name or initial.\n";

if (document.form1.fellow_tel.value=="")
 error+="...telephone.\n";


if (document.form1.fellow_clean.value=="")
 error+="...clean date.\n";


if(error !="")
{
alert("please correctly fill these fields:\n" + error);
return false;
}


return true;
 } // end function






function validate(form)
 { //begin function

var error="";
// empty ****************************************
if (document.form1.meeting_region.value=="")
 error+="...Please Pick an Region.\n";

if (document.form1.meeting_prov.value=="")
 error+="...Please Pick an Province.\n";

if (document.form1.meeting_area.value=="")
 error+="...Please Pick an Area.\n";


if (document.form1.meeting_city.value=="")
 error+="...Enter the Meeting City.\n";

if (document.form1.meeting_ad.value=="")
 error+="...Enter the Meeting Address.\n";


if (document.form1.meeting_day.value=="")
 error+="...Please pick a day.\n";


if (document.form1.meeting_time.value=="")
 error+="...Enter the Meeting Time.\n";

if(error!="")
{
alert("Please fill these fields:\n" + error);
return false;

}
return true;
 } // end function