// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better..
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (TransMenu.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		
		if (document.all && ! (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") > -1)) {
			var offset = 20;
		} else {
      			var offset = 0;
		}

		var ms = new TransMenuSet(TransMenu.direction.right, -2, 1, TransMenu.reference.topRight);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("committees"));

		menu1.addItem("Action Committee", "/action.php");
		menu1.addItem("Advancement Committee", "/advancement.php");
		menu1.addItem("Communications Committee", "/communications.php");
		menu1.addItem("Development Committee", "/development.php");
		menu1.addItem("Diversity Committee", "/diversity.php");
		menu1.addItem("Finance Committee", "/finance.php");
		menu1.addItem("Membership Committee", "/membership.php");
		menu1.addItem("Mentoring (NMP) Committee", "/mentoring.php");
		menu1.addItem("Nominations Committee", "/nominations.php");
		menu1.addItem("Opportunities Committee", "/opportunities.php");
		menu1.addItem("Programming Committee", "/programming.php");
		menu1.addItem("Abstracts Subcommittee", "/abstracts.php");
		menu1.addItem("Campus Liaison Subcommittee", "/campus_liaisons.php");
		menu1.addItem("Newsletter Subcommittee", "/newsletter.php");
		menu1.addItem("Website Subcommittee", "/website.php");

		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		//var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("member"));

		//menu2.addItem("Menu 1", "");
		//menu2.addItem("Menu 2", "");
		//menu2.addItem("Menu 3", "");
		//menu2.addItem("Menu 4", "");
		//menu2.addItem("Menu 5", "");

		//var submenu0 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[0]);

		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 1", "");
		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 2", "");
		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 3", "");
		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 4", "");
		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 5", "");
		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 6", "");
		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 7", "");
		//submenu0.addItem("Submenu 8", "");

		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		TransMenu.renderAll();
	}