function initialize() {
        var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.278729186101366, 1.083525270223622);
        var myOptions = {
          zoom: 15,
          center: latlng,
          mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
        };
        var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
        
        var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow(
        {
          content: '<b>Canterbury Geeks Event #2</b><p>7:30pm, 2nd July 2009<br />Venue: Orange Street Music</p>',
          size: new google.maps.Size(200,50)
        });

        
        var image = 'http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon40.png';
        var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.28040154396852,1.08012355864048);
        var eventMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
            position: myLatLng,
            map: map,
            icon: image
        });
        
        google.maps.event.addListener(eventMarker, 'click', function() {
          infowindow.open(map,eventMarker);
        });
      }