PHP variable problem

PHP
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Hey guys!

This is giving me a headache, when i submit the form below, the textarea, e.g. name"eventdes" is always empty, I have check the $_POST and its all correct… not sure if anyone knows what else i can do!!


    <form method="post" action="newevent.php"/>
    <span class="style2">
    <label for="email">Your Email</label>
    <input type="text" name="email" id="email" class="BigText"/>
    </span>
    <p class="style2">
    <label for="eventname">Event Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="eventname" id="eventname" class= "BigText"/>
    </p><p class="style2">
    <label for="date">Date: From</label>
    <input type="datefrom" id="date" name="date" class="BigText"/>To:
    <input type="dateto" id="dateto" name="dateto" class="BigText"/>
    </p>
    <p>
    <label for="eventdes" class="style2">Event Description</label>
  
    <textarea name"eventdes" cols="54" rows="10" id="eventdes"/></textarea>
	</p><p class="style2">
    <label for="website">Event Website</label>
    <input type="text" id="website" name="website" class="BigText" />
	</p>
    <p class="style2">
    <label for="industry">Industry</label>
    <input type="text" name="industry" id="industry" class="BigText"/>
    </p>
    <input type="submit" value="New Event" name="submit" id="submit"/>
    </form></p>    
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
<?php
if(isset ($_POST['submit'])){
	
	$dbc= mysqli_connect('localhost','user_alien','alien123','mookle');
	$email=mysqli_real_escape_string($dbc,trim($_POST['email']));
	$event=mysqli_real_escape_string($dbc,trim($_POST['eventname']));
	$datefrom=mysqli_real_escape_string($dbc,trim($_POST['datefrom']));
	$dateto= mysqli_real_escape_string($dbc,trim($_POST['dateto']));
	$description=mysqli_real_escape_string($dbc,trim($_POST['eventdes']));
	$website=mysqli_real_escape_string($dbc,trim($_POST['website']));
	$industry=$_POST['industry'];
	
	//check required fields//
	$error=array();
	if(empty($email)){$error[]='Please enter your email address';}
	if(empty($event)){$error[]='Please enter your event name!';}
	if(empty($description)){$error[]='Please enter your description!';}
		if(count($error)==0){
				
				//connect to database//
				$dbc= mysqli_connect('localhost','user_alien','alien123','mookle')
				or die('mysql error has occured');
				$query="INSERT INTO mookle_tables VALUES('$email','$eventname','$date_from','$date_to','$description','$website','$industry')";
				mysqli_query($dbc,$query);
				echo ('your event is now in our system!');
				}
		else {
  		echo implode('<br />',$error);}
			
}

?>
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<textarea name"eventdes" cols=“54” rows=“10” id=“eventdes”/>
should be
<textarea name=“eventdes” cols=“54” rows=“10” id=“eventdes”/>
Just missing the =