diff --git a/ccm-cms-types-event/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/EventInitializer.java b/ccm-cms-types-event/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/EventInitializer.java
index ac211357e..a54eefc2e 100755
--- a/ccm-cms-types-event/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/EventInitializer.java
+++ b/ccm-cms-types-event/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/EventInitializer.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 package com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.libreccm.export.ExportManager;
+import org.librecms.contenttypes.EventExporter;
 
 /**
  * Executes at each system startup and initializes the Event content type.
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ public class EventInitializer extends ContentTypeInitializer {
      */
     public EventInitializer() {
         super("ccm-cms-types-event.pdl.mf", Event.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE);
+        
+        ExportManager.getInstance().registerExporter(new EventExporter());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ccm-cms-types-event/src/org/librecms/contenttypes/EventExporter.java b/ccm-cms-types-event/src/org/librecms/contenttypes/EventExporter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e618c5f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-cms-types-event/src/org/librecms/contenttypes/EventExporter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package org.librecms.contenttypes;
+
+import com.arsdigita.cms.ItemCollection;
+import com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.Event;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.AbstractContentItemsExporter;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.LocalTime;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
+ */
+public class EventExporter extends AbstractContentItemsExporter<Event> {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void exportContentItemProperties(
+        final Event event, final JsonGenerator jsonGenerator)
+        throws IOException {
+
+        final DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter
+                                    = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE_TIME;
+
+        if (event.getEndDate() != null) {
+
+            final LocalDateTime endDate = LocalDateTime
+                    .ofInstant(event.getEndDate().toInstant(),
+                               ZoneId.systemDefault());
+            final LocalDateTime endDateTime;
+            
+            
+            if (event.getEndTime() == null) {
+                 endDateTime = endDate;
+            } else {
+
+                final LocalDateTime endTime = LocalDateTime
+                    .ofInstant(event.getEndTime().toInstant(),
+                               ZoneId.systemDefault());
+
+                endDateTime = LocalDateTime.of(endDate.toLocalDate(), 
+                                               endTime.toLocalTime());
+            } 
+
+           
+            jsonGenerator.writeStringField(
+                "endDate", dateTimeFormatter.format(endDateTime));
+        }
+
+        if (event.getStartDate() != null) {
+
+            final LocalDateTime startDate = LocalDateTime
+                    .ofInstant(event.getStartDate().toInstant(),
+                               ZoneId.systemDefault());
+            final LocalDateTime startDateTime;
+            if (event.getStartTime() == null) {
+                startDateTime = startDate;
+            } else {
+                
+                final LocalDateTime startTime = LocalDateTime
+                    .ofInstant(event.getStartTime().toInstant(),
+                               ZoneId.systemDefault());
+
+                startDateTime = LocalDateTime.of(startDate.toLocalDate(), 
+                                                 startTime.toLocalTime());
+            } 
+            jsonGenerator.writeStringField(
+                "startDate", dateTimeFormatter.format(startDateTime));
+        }
+        
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField("mapLink", event.getMapLink());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Map<String, Map<Locale, String>> collectLocalizedValues(
+        final ItemCollection instances) {
+
+        final Map<Locale, String> eventDateValues = new HashMap<>();
+        final Map<Locale, String> locationValues = new HashMap<>();
+        final Map<Locale, String> mainContributorValues = new HashMap<>();
+        final Map<Locale, String> eventTypeValues = new HashMap<>();
+        final Map<Locale, String> leadValues = new HashMap<>();
+        final Map<Locale, String> textValues = new HashMap<>();
+        
+        while(instances.next()) {
+            
+            final Event event = (Event) instances.getContentItem();
+            final String lang = event.getLanguage();
+            final Locale locale = new Locale(lang);
+            
+            final String eventDate = event.getEventDate();
+            final String location = event.getLocation();
+            final String mainContributor = event.getMainContributor();
+            final String eventType = event.getEventType();
+            final String lead = event.getLead();
+            final String text;
+            if (event.getTextAsset() == null) {
+                text = "";
+            } else {
+                text = event.getTextAsset().getText();
+            }
+            
+            eventDateValues.put(locale, eventDate);
+            locationValues.put(locale, location);
+            mainContributorValues.put(locale, mainContributor);
+            eventTypeValues.put(locale, eventType);
+            leadValues.put(locale, lead);
+            textValues.put(locale, text);
+        }
+        
+        instances.rewind();
+        
+        final Map<String, Map<Locale, String>> properties = new HashMap<>();
+        properties.put("eventDate", eventDateValues);
+        properties.put("location", locationValues);
+        properties.put("mainContributor", mainContributorValues);
+        properties.put("eventType", eventTypeValues);
+        properties.put("description", leadValues);
+        properties.put("text", textValues);
+        
+        return properties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<Event> exportsType() {
+        return Event.class;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String exportsBaseDataObjectType() {
+        return Event.BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String convertsToType() {
+        return "org.librecms.contenttypes.Event";
+    }
+
+}