$('#becomeSpeakerForm').submit(function() {
        var valuesToSubmit = $(this).serialize();
        $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: $(this).attr('action'), //sumbits it to the given url of the form
            data: valuesToSubmit,
            success: function () {
                $('#modal2').arcticmodal('close');
            }
        });
        return false; // prevents normal behaviour
    });