diff --git a/flask_app/app/main.py b/flask_app/app/main.py
index 028013c..0bf0514 100644
--- a/flask_app/app/main.py
+++ b/flask_app/app/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+# coding: utf8
 from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import datetime
 import os
+import io
 
 import pytz
 import voeventparse as vp
@@ -64,8 +67,12 @@ def index():
        # one dictionary for all field description
        my_list_description = {"what":request.form['description']}
 
+       my_shortname=request.form['shortname']
+       my_shortname=my_shortname.encode('utf-8')
+       print (my_shortname)
+
        output_filename = '/var/tmp/new_voevent.xml'
-       new_voevent = open(output_filename,'w')
+       new_voevent = io.open(output_filename,'w',encoding='utf8')
        new_voevent.write(template.render(voevent_id=voevent_id,
                        my_shortname=request.form['shortname'],
                        my_contactname=request.form['observer'],
@@ -134,7 +141,7 @@ def indexlunar():
        my_list_description = {"what":request.form['description']}
 
        output_filename = '/var/tmp/new_voevent.xml'
-       new_voevent = open(output_filename,'w')
+       new_voevent = io.open(output_filename,'w',encoding='utf8')
        new_voevent.write(template.render(voevent_id=voevent_id,
                        my_shortname=request.form['shortname'],
                        my_contactname=request.form['observer'],
@@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ def indexcomet():
        my_list_description = {"what":"Tail disconnection of comet 67P"}
 
        output_filename = '/var/tmp/new_voevent.xml'
-       new_voevent = open(output_filename,'w')
+       new_voevent = io.open(output_filename,'w',encoding='utf8')
        new_voevent.write(template.render(voevent_id=voevent_id,
                        my_shortname=request.form['shortname'],
                        my_contactname=request.form['observer'],
diff --git a/flask_app/app/new_voevent.xml b/flask_app/app/new_voevent.xml
index c2f2b47..af6f54e 100644
--- a/flask_app/app/new_voevent.xml
+++ b/flask_app/app/new_voevent.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<voe:VOEvent ivorn="ivo://vopdc.obspm/VOEvent/#01604fa2-6b43-467b-aa51-861c54eff5c7"
+<voe:VOEvent ivorn="ivo://vopdc.obspm/VOEvent/#b36903b4-b210-4a73-b303-76eba15a5ed2"
     role="test" version="2.0"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xmlns:voe="http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VOEvent/v2.0"
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     <Who>
         <AuthorIVORN>ivo://psws/not_registered_yet</AuthorIVORN>
         <Author>
-            <shortName>MG</shortName>
-            <contactName>Michel GANGLOFF</contactName>
+            <shortName>Mé</shortName>
+            <contactName>Mémé</contactName>
             <contactPhone>604086971</contactPhone>
             <contactEmail>Michel.Gangloff@yahoo.fr</contactEmail>
         </Author>
@@ -16,22 +16,22 @@
     </Who>
     <What>
         <Description>
-            Location of observation : Toulouse,France
-            M
+            Location of observation : ré,aé
+            aéèç
         </Description>
           <Param name="event_status" value="finished" dataType="string" ucd="meta.flag" />
-          <Param name="event_type" value="giant planet fireball" dataType="string" ucd="meta.flag" /> 
+          <Param name="event_type" value="detection" dataType="string" ucd="meta.flag" /> 
              <Group name="target">
-                <Param name="target_name" value="Jupiter" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
-                <Param name="target_class" value="planet" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
-                <Param name="target_region" value="atmosphere" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
+                <Param name="target_name" value="Moon" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
+                <Param name="target_class" value="satellite" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
+                <Param name="target_region" value="surface" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
                 <Param name="latitude" value="0" dataType="float" ucd="pos.bodyrc.lat" unit="deg" />
                 <Param name="longitude" value="0" dataType="float" ucd="pos.bodyrc.lon" unit="deg" />
              </Group>
              <Group name="source">
-                <Param name="target_name" value="0" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
-                <Param name="target_class" value="comet" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
-                <Param name="target_region" value="trail" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
+                <Param name="target_name" value="éç" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
+                <Param name="target_class" value="asteroid" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
+                <Param name="target_subclass" value="neo" dataType="string" ucd="meta.id" />
              </Group>
     </What>
     <WhereWhen>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     </WhereWhen>
     <How>
         <Description>
-           0
+           ç
         </Description>
         <Reference uri="https://TBD.html" type="url" />
     </How>
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