diff --git a/user.inc.php b/user.inc.php
index dfb4ca0..40a520c 100644
--- a/user.inc.php
+++ b/user.inc.php
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ function user_get_field_info($noConference = false){
 		'foodreq' => array('label' => 'Special Food Requirements', 'group' => 'Personal Information'),
 		'tshirt' => array('label' => 'T-shirt Size', 'group' => 'Personal Information'),
 		'medicalalert' => array('label' => 'Medical Alert Info', 'group' => 'Personal Information'),
-		'dateofbirth' => array('label' => 'Date of Birth', 'group' => 'Personal Information')
+		'dateofbirth' => array('label' => 'Date of Birth', 'group' => 'Personal Information'),
+		'emergencycontacts' => array('label' => 'Emergency Contacts', 'group' => 'Personal Information')
 	);
 	if($noConference){
 		$returnval['cat_prefs'] = array('label' => 'Category Preferences', 'group' => 'Judges');
@@ -599,7 +600,8 @@ function user_get_fields($userRoles = null){
 				'special_awards' => array('judge', 'participant'),
 				'available_times' => array('judge'),
 				'available_events' => array('volunteer'),
-				'volunteer_positions' => array('volunteer')
+				'volunteer_positions' => array('volunteer'),
+				'emergencycontacts' => array('participant')
 			);
 			break;
 		case 'scienceolympics':
@@ -607,7 +609,9 @@ function user_get_fields($userRoles = null){
 				'special_awards' => array(),
 				'available_times' => array(),
 				'available_events' => array('judge', 'volunteer'),
-				'volunteer_positions' => array('volunteer')
+				'volunteer_positions' => array('volunteer'),
+				'emergencycontacts' => array('participant')
+
 			);
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -666,6 +670,18 @@ function user_get_fields($userRoles = null){
 		}
 	}
 
+	// and also the emergency contacts info
+	if(count(array_intersect($specialFieldRoles['emergencycontacts'], $userRoles)) > 0){
+		$fields['emergencycontacts'] = array();
+		$fields['emergencycontacts']['field'] = 'emergencycontacts';
+		$fields['emergencycontacts']['display'] = i18n($fieldInfo['emergencycontacts']['label']);
+		$fields['emergencycontacts']['group'] = i18n($fieldInfo['emergencycontacts']['group']);
+		$fields['emergencycontacts']['type'] = 'table';
+		$fields['emergencycontacts']['tablefields'] = array('firstname', 'lastname', 'relation', 'phone1', 'phone2', 'phone3', 'phone4', 'email');
+		$fields['emergencycontacts']['description'] = "A list of records for the emergency contact information for a student.  Each record has a list of values for the fields listed in the \"tablefields\" record listed here.  e.g. [['firstname':'Bob', 'lastname':'Smith', ...],['firstname':'John', 'lastname':'doe' ...], ...]";
+
+	}
+
 	return $fields;
 }