function validate(){

var msg;
var msgflag;

msgflag = "false";
var pswdflag = "false";

 msg="The following fields require values:\r\n";

 if(document.forms["join"].FirstName.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nFirst Name";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].LastName.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nLast Name";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Organisation.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nOrganisation";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Position.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nPosition";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].birthDay.selectedIndex == 0){
	msg+="\r\nBirth Day";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].birthMonth.selectedIndex == 0){
	msg+="\r\nBirth Month";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].birthYear.selectedIndex == 0){
	msg+="\r\nBirth Year";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Gender.selectedIndex == 0){
	msg+="\r\nGender";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Username.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nUsername";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Password.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nPassword";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Password2.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nConfirm Password";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Password2.value !== document.forms["join"].Password.value){
	alert("The Password fields do not match. Please re-enter your password into both the \"Password\" field and the \"Confirm Password\" field.");
	msgflag="true";
	}

if(document.forms[0].EmailAddress.value  == ""){
	msg+="\r\nYour Email Address";
    	msgflag="true";
	}
if(document.forms[0].EmailAddress.value  != ""){
     var estr = new String(document.forms[0].EmailAddress.value);
     var atindex = estr.indexOf("@");
     if(atindex ==-1){
         alert("You must enter a valid Email Address!")
         document.forms[0].EmailAddress.focus();
          return;
         }
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Phone.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nPhone Number";
	msgflag="true";
	}
 if(document.forms["join"].Mobile.value == ""){
	msg+="\r\nMobile Number";
	msgflag="true";
	}
// if(document.forms["join"].topics.checked){
//	msg+="\r\nTopics/Articles of Interest";
//	msgflag="true";
//	}



 if(msgflag == "true"){
	msg+="\r\r\n\nPress OK button below to return the form";
     	alert(msg);
}
	if(msgflag == "false") {
		document.forms["join"].submit()
	}
}