function directEmail()
{
  var first = 'ma';
  var second = 'il';
  var third = 'to:';
  var address = 'mandy.mann';
  var domain = 'regmaster';
  var ext = 'com'; 

  var email = first+second+third;
  email += address;
  email += '@';
  email += domain;
  email += '.';
  email += ext;  
  email += '?subject=ISSTA 2009 registration question';

  window.open(email, '_self');
}