sub showMemberStart {
# application object
my $self = shift;

# get cgi query object
my $q = $self->query();
my %post = $q->Vars;
		
# get session object		
my $session = $self->session;			

# database handle
my $dbh = $self->param('dbh');
  
# load template files
my $tmpl = $self->param('member_start' => $self->load_tmpl('member_start.phtml', die_on_bad_params => 0));
  
# output
return $tmpl->output;
}