function startTimer()
{
  var DSTAdjust = 0;
  oneMinute = 1000 * 60;
  var oneDay = oneMinute * 60 * 24;
  var expired = 0;
  conference = "VODC08";
  time = new Date();
  time.setUTCFullYear(time.getUTCFullYear(),time.getUTCMonth(),time.getUTCDate());
  time.setUTCHours(time.getUTCHours(),time.getUTCMinutes(),time.getUTCSeconds(),time.getUTCMilliseconds());

  if (time.getTime() > timerEnd.getTime())
  {
    expired = 1;
  }
  else
  {
    DSTAdjust = (timerEnd.getTimezoneOffset( ) - time.getTimezoneOffset( )) * oneMinute;
    var diff = Math.abs(timerEnd.getTime( ) - time.getTime( )) - DSTAdjust;

    var days = Math.floor(diff/oneDay);
    var hours = Math.floor(diff/(60*oneMinute)) % 24;
    var minutes = Math.floor(diff/oneMinute) % 60;
    var seconds = Math.floor(diff/1000) % 60;    
  }
  if (expired)
  {
    document.getElementById('textDays').innerHTML = conference + " was great!"

    document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = "<tr><td><big>EXPIRED</big></td></tr>"
    document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = "";

    document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = '<a href="http://www.vodc.visualobjects.de" target=_blank>VODC</a>'
    document.getElementById('timer1').innerHTML = '<a href="http://govulcan.net" target=_blank>GoVulcan.net</a>'

  }
  else
  {
    //document.getElementById('msg').innerHTML = "is approaching..."

    //document.getElementById('days1').innerHTML = days;
    if (days>1)
    {
    document.getElementById('textDays').innerHTML = days + " days to " + conference;
    }
    if (days==1)
    {
    document.getElementById('textDays').innerHTML = days + " day to " + conference;
    }
    if (days<1)
    {
    document.getElementById('textDays').innerHTML = conference + " is here!";
    }
    //document.getElementById('days0').innerHTML = '';

    //document.getElementById('hours1').innerHTML = Math.floor(hours/10);
    //document.getElementById('hours0').innerHTML = hours % 10;

    //document.getElementById('mins1').innerHTML = Math.floor(minutes/10);
    //document.getElementById('mins0').innerHTML = minutes % 10;

    //document.getElementById('secs1').innerHTML = Math.floor(seconds/10);
    //document.getElementById('secs0').innerHTML = seconds % 10;

    //document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = '<a href="http://www.vodc.visualobjects.de" target=_blank>VODC</a>'
    //document.getElementById('timer1').innerHTML = '<a href="http://govulcan.net" target=_blank>GoVulcan.net</a>'
    
    setTimeout('startTimer()', 1000);


  }
}