How can I simplify this Javascript function?
<p>I'm trying to scale this but I'm a little green when it comes to creating JS functions. I managed to get this far on my own, but alas...</p>

<p>When a span gets a value of whatever (in this case, a city name), I want the select box to automatically match it. And I want to scale this by getting rid of all these else if's.</p>

<pre><code>$(document).ready(function() {
  $('select#field1 option').removeAttr('selected');
  var whereEvent = $('span#field2').html();
  if (whereEvent == 'New York') {
    $('select#field1 option[value=New York]').attr('selected', 'true');
  } else if (whereEvent == 'Los Angeles') {
    $('select#field1 option[value=Los Angeles]').attr('selected', 'true');
  } else if (whereEvent == 'Tokyo') {
    $('select#field1 option[value=Tokyo]').attr('selected', 'true');
  } else if (whereEvent == 'London') {
    $('select#field1 option[value=London]').attr('selected', 'true');
  } else if (whereEvent == 'Sydney') {
    $('select#field1 option[value=Sydney]').attr('selected', 'true');
  } else if (whereEvent == 'Paris') {
    $('select#field1 option[value=Paris]').attr('selected', 'true');
  }
});
</code></pre>

<p>Can someone help me out here? I promise I'll be grateful for your help. Thank you.</p>
