function init(){
if(!window.standards) return;
if(window.inited) return;
//////////////////////////////////  GLOBAL OFFSET VARIABLES //////////////////////////////	
	if(bw.wIE || bw.ns){
		menuOffsetTop = 3; // first level menu. smaller number is more up
		menuOffsetLeft = 2; // first level menu. smaller number is more right.
	}
	else if(bw.mIE){
		menuOffsetTop = -1; // first level menu. smaller number is more right
		menuOffsetLeft = -6; // first level menu. smaller number is more right
	}
	submenuOffsetTop = -14 ;// smaller number is closer to top

	if(bw.wIE) submenuOffsetLeft = -12; // left-side menu. smaller number is closer to menu
	else if(bw.mIE) submenuOffsetLeft = -5; // left-side menu. smaller number is closer to menu

	submenuOffsetRight = 0;// right-side menu.  smaller number is closer to menu.
//////////////////////////////////  GLOBAL OFFSET VARIABLES //////////////////////////////	


	var uiMenubar = new Menubar();

	var staMenu = new Menu('ECRI Sponsors 1');
	uiMenubar.add(staMenu);
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsors Page','sponsors.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Aveng','s6.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Basil Read','s31.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Bateman Engineering','s24.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Bechtel','s25.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Bovis Lend Lease','s44.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('CCC','s7.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('CHIYODA','s43.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('FLUOR','s12.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Foster Wheeler','s27.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Godrej','s4.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Group Five','s19.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('HCC','s15.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('ICA','s23.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('IMPSA','s10.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('Inelectra','s21.html'));
	staMenu.add(new MenuItem('KBR','s18.html'));



	var stbMenu = new Menu('ECRI Sponsors 2');
	uiMenubar.add(stbMenu);
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsors Page','sponsors.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Kentz','s36.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Larsen & Toubro','s28.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Lurgi','s40.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Ferrostaal AG','s26.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('McDermott','s42.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Murray & Roberts','s17.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('NPCC','s41.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Parsons Corporation','s46.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Parsons Brinckerhoff','s37.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Petrofac','s35.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Shaw Group','s30.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Skanska','s13.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('SNC-Lavalin','s8.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Technip','s39.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Tecnicas Reunidas','s38.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Tecnimont','s45.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem(' URS Corporation','s11.html'));

	uiMenubar.add(bpMenu = new Menu('Public Libraries'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Public Document Library','document.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('News, Media & Pictures','news.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('2007 Presentation & Papers','papers.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('2008 Presentation & Papers','papers8.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('2009 London Sponsors Meeting','ECRILO pictures.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('2009 Americas ECRI Outreach','ECRIAO pictures.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('2009 Abu Dhabi Sponsors Meeting','ECRIAD pictures.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('2010 Madrid Dhabi Sponsors Meeting','ECRIMA pictures.html'));

	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Risk Organizations','r1.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Information from Academia','r2.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Supplier Information','r3.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Risk Management Consultants','r4.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Risk Management Software','r5.html'));
	bpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Management Organizations','r6.html'));


	wqpMenu = new Menu('Contacts');
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Email Managing Director','mailto:managingdirector@sp-ecrionline.org'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Email ECRI Webmaster','mailto:webmaster@ecrionline.org'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Terms & Conditions','terms.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('ECRI Sponsorship','Sponsorship.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('About ECRI','about.html'));
	uiMenubar.add(wqpMenu);
	uiMenubar.useMouseOver();
	document.body.appendChild(uiMenubar);


	uiMenubar.add(wtMenu = new Menu('Sponsor Area <font color="#D7D8F7">(Logon Required)</font>' ));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Practices & Procedures','library.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Publications Library','rplibrary.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Message Forum','forums.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Members List','members.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Papers & Presentations','spresentations.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Management Programs','sriskmanage.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Organisations','sOrganisations.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Consultants','spconsultants.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Refrences','sreference.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Universities','suniversity.html'));
	wtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sponsor Risk Software','sSoftware.html'));
	
	// setWidth method added april 2, 2002.
	uiMenubar.setWidth("auto",1);
	
	window.inited = true;
}