diff --git a/register_participants.inc.php b/register_participants.inc.php
index 2e38fb4..3b49f3f 100644
--- a/register_participants.inc.php
+++ b/register_participants.inc.php
@@ -26,6 +26,33 @@ function studentStatus()
 	return "complete";
 }
 
+function emergencycontactStatus()
+{
+	global $config;
+	$required_fields=array("firstname","lastname","relation","phone1");
+
+	$sq=mysql_query("SELECT id FROM students WHERE registrations_id='".$_SESSION['registration_id']."' AND year='".$config['FAIRYEAR']."'");
+	$numstudents=mysql_num_rows($sq);
+
+	while($sr=mysql_fetch_object($sq))
+	{
+		$q=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM emergencycontact WHERE registrations_id='".$_SESSION['registration_id']."' AND year='".$config['FAIRYEAR']."' AND students_id='$sr->id'");
+
+		$r=mysql_fetch_object($q);
+
+		foreach ($required_fields AS $req)
+		{
+			if(!$r->$req)
+			{
+				return "incomplete";
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	//if it made it through without returning incomplete, then we must be complete
+	return "complete";
+}
+
 function projectStatus()
 {
 	global $config;
diff --git a/register_participants_main.php b/register_participants_main.php
index dff9140..e5c817e 100644
--- a/register_participants_main.php
+++ b/register_participants_main.php
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ $statusstudent=studentStatus();
 echo outputStatus($statusstudent);
 echo "</td></tr>";
 
+//participant emergency contact information
+echo "<tr><td>";
+if($statusstudent=="complete")
+	echo "<a href=\"register_participants_emergencycontact.php\">";
+echo i18n("Emergency Contact Information");
+if($statusstudent=="complete")
+	echo "</a>";
+echo "</td><td>";
+//check to see if its complete
+$statusemergencycontact=emergencycontactStatus();
+echo outputStatus($statusemergencycontact);
+echo "</td></tr>";
+
 //project information - project requires students, so only show the link if the students is complete
 echo "<tr><td>";
 if($statusstudent=="complete")
diff --git a/register_participants_students.php b/register_participants_students.php
index 36de598..5640a74 100644
--- a/register_participants_students.php
+++ b/register_participants_students.php
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ if($_POST['action']=="save")
 					"'".mysql_escape_string(stripslashes($_POST['teachername'][$x]))."', ".
 					"'".mysql_escape_string(stripslashes($_POST['teacheremail'][$x]))."', ".
 					"'".$config['FAIRYEAR']."')");
-echo mysql_error();
 
 			echo notice(i18n("%1 %2 successfully added",array($_POST['firstname'][$x],$_POST['lastname'][$x])));