function validate_ip_form()
{valid = true;

	if (document.permission_form.name.value == "" )
		{alert ("Name is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.organization.value == "" )
		{alert ("Organization is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.organization.value == "" )
		{alert ("Title is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.address.value == "" )
		{alert ("Address is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.city.value == "" )
		{alert ("City is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.state.value == "" )
		{alert ("State is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.zip.value == "" )
		{alert ("Zip is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.phone.value == "" )
		{alert ("Phone is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.email.value == "" )
		{alert ("Email is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.information.value == "" )
		{alert ("Information to be cited is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.use.value == "" )
		{alert ("Intended use of product is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (document.permission_form.audience.value == "" )
		{alert ("Intended audience of product is Required ");
			valid = false;
		}
	if (!(/^([a-zA-Z0-9_.-])+@(([a-zA-Z0-9-])+.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/).test(document.permission_form.email.value))
		{alert("Enter a valid Email Address ")
			valid = false;
		}					
	return valid;
}