function valSponsor()
{			
	
	hideShowElement(0, "error_ContactName")
	hideShowElement(0, "error_AreasOfInterest")		
	hideShowElement(0, "error_ContactNumber")
	hideShowElement(0, "error_ContactEmail")
						
	
	if ( isEmpty2(document.getElementById("strContactName"), "", "error_ContactName") ) {
		return false;
	}
	
	if ( isEmpty2(document.getElementById("strAreasOfInterest"), "", "error_AreasOfInterest") ) {
		return false;
	}
	
	if ( isEmpty2(document.getElementById("strContactNumber"), "", "error_ContactNumber") ) {
		return false;
	}	
			
	eEmail1 = document.getElementById("strContactEmail")
	if ( (eEmail1.value == "") ) {	
		showAndFocus(eEmail1,"error_ContactEmail"); 
		return false;
	} else {
		if ( eEmail1.value != "") {
			if ( ! validateEmail(eEmail1.value, "") ) {
				showAndFocus(eEmail1,"error_ContactEmail"); //alertAndFocus(eEmail1,"The email address entered is not valid.");
				return false;
			} else {
				hideShowElement(0, "error_ContactEmail")
			}
		} else {
			hideShowElement(0, "error_ContactEmail")
		}
	}
												
	return true;
}