$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#thankyou").hide();
    if (location.href.indexOf("?status=submitted") != -1) $("#thankyou").show();
    validateRegisterForm();
});

function validateRegisterForm() {
    $("#contactform").validate({
        success: "valid",
        rules: {
            contactname : { required: true, minlength: 2 },
            company : { required: true, minlength: 2 },
            email : { required: true, email: true }
        }, //rules
        messages: {
            contactname : { required: "Please enter name", minlength: "Invalid name" },
            company : { required: "Please enter company", minlength: "Invalid company name" },
            email : { required: "Please enter email", email: "Invalid email" }
        },//messages
        errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
            error.insertAfter(element);
        }
    });
}//validateRegisterForm