diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index f931e5db..08403be3 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
 # This is the central ADL class, where are managed all events
 class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
   extend SimpleCalendar