function submitForm() {
				if(document.theForm.sponsor.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter your EVENT SPONSOR.");
					document.theForm.sponsor.focus();
					return;
				}
				if(document.theForm.functiontitle.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter your FUNCTION TITLE.");
					document.theForm.functiontitle.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.details.value.length < 4) {
					alert("Please enter your EVENT DETAILS.");
					document.theForm.details.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.datereq1.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter your FIRST EVENT DATE PREFERENCE.");
					document.theForm.datereq1.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.datereq2.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter your SECOND EVENT DATE PREFERENCE.");
					document.theForm.datereq2.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.datereq3.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter your THIRD EVENT DATE PREFERENCE.");
					document.theForm.datereq3.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.attendees.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter your ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF ATTENDEES.");
					document.theForm.attendees.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.integration.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the number of INTEGRATION units desired.");
					document.theForm.integration.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.conferencerooms.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the number of CONFERENCE ROOMS desired.");
					document.theForm.conferencerooms.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.instrumentation.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the number of INSTRUMENTATION units desired.");
					document.theForm.instrumentation.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.specimens.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the number of SPECIMENS desired.");
					document.theForm.specimens.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.scrubs.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the number of SCRUBS desired.");
					document.theForm.scrubs.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.storage.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the amount of STORAGE required.");
					document.theForm.storage.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.specialtyequipment.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the details of the SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT you require.");
					document.theForm.specialtyequipment.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.hotel.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please confirm if you will require HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.");
					document.theForm.hotel.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.catering.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please confirm if you will require CATERING.");
					document.theForm.catering.focus();
					return;
				}
				else if(document.theForm.itemspreshipped.value.length < 1) {
					alert("Please enter the number ITEMS that will be PRE-SHIPPED for the event.");
					document.theForm.itemspreshipped.focus();
					return;
				}
				document.theForm.submit();
			}