function Validate(form)
{
	var msg = "You have not specified an event type...";
	var msg1 = "You have not filled in a <b>Company Name...</b>";
	var msg2 = "You have not filled in a <b>Business Name...</b>";
	var msg3 = "You have not filled in a <b>First Name...</b>";
	var msg4 = "You have not filled in a <b>Last Name...</b>";
	var msg5 = "You have not filled in an <b>Address...</b>";
	var msg6 = "You have not filled in a <b>City...</b>";
	var msg7 = "You have not filled in a <b>State...</b>";
	var msg8 = "You have not filled in a <b>Zip Code...</b>";
	var msg9 = "You have not filled in an <b>Event Type...</b>";
	var msg10 = "You have not filled in a <b>Guest Arrival Time...</b>";
	var msg11 = "You have not filled in an <b>Event Month...</b>";
	var msg12 = "You have not filled in an <b>Event Day...</b>";
	var msg13 = "You have not filled in an <b>Event Venue...</b>";
	


	var event_nature = document.forms[0].event_nature.value;
	var companyname = document.forms[0].companyname.value;
	var businesstitle = document.forms[0].businesstitle.value;
	var firstname = document.forms[0].firstname.value;
	var lastname = document.forms[0].lastname.value;
	var address = document.forms[0].address.value;
	var city = document.forms[0].city.value;
	var state = document.forms[0].state.value;
	var zip_code = document.forms[0].zip_code.value;
	var event_type = document.forms[0].event_type.value;
	var guest_time = document.forms[0].guest_time.value;
	var event_month = document.forms[0].event_month.value;
	var event_day = document.forms[0].event_day.value;
	var event_year = document.forms[0].event_year.value;
	var location_venue = document.forms[0].location_venue.value;

	
	// check for any space characters that may be input
  	
  	if (event_nature == "" || event_nature == null )
  	{
  		alert (msg);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (companyname == "" || companyname == null )
  	{
  		alert (msg1);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (businesstitle == "" || businesstitle == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg2);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (firstname == "" || firstname == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg3);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (lastname == "" || lastname == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg4);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (address == "" || address == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg5);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (city == "" || city == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg6);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (state == "" || state == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg7);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (zip_code == "" || zip_code == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg8);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (event_type == "" || event_type == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg9);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (guest_time == "" || guest_time == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg10);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (event_month == "" || event_month == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg11);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (event_day == "" || event_day == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg12);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (event_year == "" || event_year == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg13);
  		return false;
  	}
	
	if (location_venue == "" || location_venue == null)
  	{
  		alert (msg14);
  		return false;
  	}

}