diff --git a/examples/iconoce.f90 b/examples/iconoce.f90
index 0e4a46a43329b04759a1cc78b9f709d20d6e2dff..b711c11f0bbd3b6d310c920a4cfc7b90fecfb6c9 100644
--- a/examples/iconoce.f90
+++ b/examples/iconoce.f90
@@ -1,3 +1,157 @@
+module mo_event_manager
+
+  use mtime
+  USE mtime_error_handling
+
+  implicit none
+
+  private
+
+  public :: initEventManager 
+  public :: getModelReferenceDate
+  public :: addEventGroup
+  public :: getEventGroup 
+  public :: printEventGroup 
+  public :: getEventComponents
+
+  type event_group_list
+    type(eventgroup), pointer :: group
+  end type event_group_list
+
+  type(event_group_list), allocatable :: model_event_groups(:)
+
+  integer :: model_event_groups_list_member
+  integer :: model_event_groups_list_size = 16
+
+  type(datetime), pointer :: model_reference_date => null()
+
+  logical :: linitialized = .false.
+
+contains
+
+  subroutine initEventManager(referenceDate)
+    type(datetime), pointer, intent(in) :: referenceDate
+
+    model_reference_date => newDatetime(referenceDate)
+
+    allocate(model_event_groups(model_event_groups_list_size)) 
+    model_event_groups_list_member = 0
+
+    linitialized = .true.
+
+  end subroutine initEventManager
+
+  function getModelReferenceDate() result(r)
+    type(datetime), pointer :: r
+
+    r => null()
+    if (linitialized) then
+      r => model_reference_date
+    endif
+
+  end function getModelReferenceDate
+
+  function addEventGroup(group) result(handle)
+    integer :: handle
+    character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
+    type(event_group_list), allocatable :: tmp(:)
+    character(len=max_groupname_str_len) :: gstring    
+
+    if (.not. linitialized) then
+      print *, 'ERROR: event manager not initialized.' 
+      stop
+    endif
+
+    if (model_event_groups_list_member == model_event_groups_list_size) then
+      print *, 'INFO: reallocating event group list.' 
+      allocate(tmp(model_event_groups_list_size)) 
+      tmp(:) = model_event_groups(:)
+      deallocate(model_event_groups)
+      allocate(model_event_groups(2*model_event_groups_list_size))
+      model_event_groups(:model_event_groups_list_size) = tmp(:)
+      deallocate(tmp)
+      model_event_groups_list_size = 2*model_event_groups_list_size
+      print *, 'INFO: new evcent group list size: ', model_event_groups_list_size 
+    endif
+
+    model_event_groups_list_member = model_event_groups_list_member + 1
+
+    model_event_groups(model_event_groups_list_member)%group => newEventGroup(trim(group))
+    call getEventGroupName(model_event_groups(model_event_groups_list_member)%group, gstring)
+    print *, 'INFO: Added event group: ', trim(gstring)
+
+    handle = model_event_groups_list_member
+
+  end function addEventGroup
+
+  function getEventGroup(handle) result(eventGroupListMember)
+    type(eventGroup), pointer :: eventGroupListMember
+    integer, intent(in) :: handle
+    if (handle > model_event_groups_list_member) then
+       eventGroupListMember => null()
+     else
+       eventGroupListMember =>  model_event_groups(handle)%group
+     endif
+  end function getEventGroup
+
+  subroutine printEventGroup(handle)
+    integer, intent(in) :: handle
+    type(eventGroup), pointer :: currentEventGroup
+    type(event), pointer :: currentEvent
+    character(len=max_eventname_str_len) :: estring
+    character(len=max_groupname_str_len) :: egstring
+
+    currentEventGroup => getEventGroup(handle)
+    call getEventGroupName(currentEventGroup, egstring)
+
+    currentEvent => getFirstEventFromEventGroup(model_event_groups(handle)%group)
+
+    print *, 'Event list: ', trim(egstring)
+    do while (associated(currentEvent))
+      call eventToString(currentEvent, estring)
+      print *,'   event ', trim(estring)
+      currentEvent => getNextEventFromEventGroup(currentEvent)
+    enddo
+  end subroutine printEventGroup
+
+  subroutine getEventComponents(eventString, referenceDate, timeInterval, startDate, endDate)
+    character(len=max_repetition_str_len), intent(in) :: eventString 
+    type(datetime),  pointer :: referenceDate
+    type(timedelta), pointer :: timeInterval
+    type(datetime),  pointer :: startDate
+    type(datetime),  pointer :: endDate
+    
+    character(len=max_repetition_str_len) :: r, s, e, d    
+    logical :: lr, ls, le, ld    
+
+    call splitRepetitionString(eventString, r, s, e, d, lr, ls, le, ld)
+
+    if (lr) then
+      if (getRepetitions(r) /= -1) then
+        print *, 'WARNING: event setup should not have explicit repeat count.'
+      endif
+    endif
+    
+    if (ls) then
+      startDate => newDatetime(trim(s))
+    endif
+    
+    if (le) then
+      endDate => newDatetime(trim(e))
+    endif
+    
+    if (ld) then
+      timeInterval => newTimeDelta(trim(d))
+    else
+      print *, 'ERROR: time interval should be given.'
+      stop
+    endif
+
+  end subroutine getEventComponents
+
+end module mo_event_manager
+!__________________________________________________________________________________________________
+!
 program iconoce
 
   use mtime
diff --git a/examples/output_control.f90 b/examples/output_control.f90
index 3cd0349adc74d71b552745090716d033f1776b5a..ef58f9425ca75e6333bc8aad04ade74049efee70 100644
--- a/examples/output_control.f90
+++ b/examples/output_control.f90
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 program output_control
 
   use mtime
+  USE mtime_error_handling
 
   implicit none