dateFuture = new Date(2009,4,31,18,0,0);

        function GetCount(){

       	 	dateNow = new Date();
        	amount = dateFuture.getTime() - dateNow.getTime();
        	delete dateNow;

	        if(amount < 0){
                          document.getElementById('countbox').innerHTML="";
                } else{
                          days=0;hours=0;mins=0;secs=0;out="";
                          amount = Math.floor(amount/1000);//kill the "milliseconds" so just secs
                          days=Math.floor(amount/86400);//days
                          amount=amount%86400;

                          hours=Math.floor(amount/3600);//hours
                          amount=amount%3600;

                          mins=Math.floor(amount/60);//minutes
                          amount=amount%60;

                          secs=Math.floor(amount);//seconds
			
			  out="";
			  out+="<b>Countdown to the opening ceremony</b><br><br>";
                          out+="<table border=0 width=140 cellspacing=0 style='border: 1px solid #FFD462'>";
                          //out+="<tr><td colspan=4><b>Countdown to abstract submission deadline:</b><br></td></tr>";
                          out+="<tr><td>Days</td><td>Hrs.</td><td>Min.</td><td>Sec.</td></tr>";

                          out+="<tr>";
                          out+="<td style='font-size:14px'>";

                          if(days != 0){out += days;}
                          out+="</td><td style='font-size:14px;'>";

                          if(days != 0 || hours != 0){out += hours;}
                          out+="</td><td style='font-size:14px'>";

                          if(days != 0 || hours != 0 || mins != 0){out += mins;}
                          out+="</td><td style='font-size:14px'>";
                          out += secs;
                          out+="</td><tr></table>";

                          document.getElementById('countbox').innerHTML=out;
                          setTimeout("GetCount()", 1000);
                  }
          }