diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97032c5..66a1378 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 server/server
 client/client
+example-protobuf/example-protobuf
diff --git a/example-protobuf/Makefile b/example-protobuf/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3704225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-protobuf/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+run:
+	go run *.go
+
+gaper:
+	# 'gaper' is a simple and smart golang tool that just rebuilds every time you change a file
+	# go get -u github.com/maxcnunes/gaper
+	gaper
diff --git a/example-protobuf/main.go b/example-protobuf/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88aadb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-protobuf/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package main
+
+import "io"
+import "log"
+import "fmt"
+import "bytes"
+
+// import "os"
+// import "io/ioutil"
+
+// import "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+
+import pb "git.wit.com/jcarr/witProtobuf"
+
+func writeEvent(e *pb.Event) {
+	log.Println("Event ID:", e.Id)
+	log.Println("  Name:", e.Name)
+	if e.Email != "" {
+		log.Println("  E-mail address:", e.Email)
+	}
+}
+
+func writePerson(w io.Writer, e *pb.Event) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Event ID:", e.Id)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "  Name:", e.Name)
+	if e.Email != "" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "  E-mail address:", e.Email)
+	}
+
+/*
+	for _, pn := range p.Phones {
+		switch pn.Type {
+		case pb.Person_MOBILE:
+			fmt.Fprint(w, "  Mobile phone #: ")
+		case pb.Person_HOME:
+			fmt.Fprint(w, "  Home phone #: ")
+		case pb.Person_WORK:
+			fmt.Fprint(w, "  Work phone #: ")
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, pn.Number)
+	}
+*/
+}
+
+/*
+func listPeople(w io.Writer, book *pb.AddressBook) {
+	for _, p := range book.People {
+		writePerson(w, p)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
+// Main reads the entire address book from a file and prints all the
+// information inside.
+func main() {
+	TestWriteEvent()
+/*
+	if len(os.Args) != 2 {
+		log.Fatalf("Usage:  %s ADDRESS_BOOK_FILE\n", os.Args[0])
+	}
+	fname := os.Args[1]
+
+	// [START unmarshal_proto]
+	// Read the existing address book.
+	in, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fname)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln("Error reading file:", err)
+	}
+	book := &pb.AddressBook{}
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(in, book); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln("Failed to parse address book:", err)
+	}
+	// [END unmarshal_proto]
+
+	listPeople(os.Stdout, book)
+*/
+}
+
+func TestWriteEvent() {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	// [START populate_proto]
+	e := pb.Event{
+		Id:       1234,
+		Name:     "jcarrEvent1",
+		Email:    "jcarr@wit.com",
+		Result:   []*pb.Response{
+			     {Name: "555-4321", Type: pb.EventType_ADD},
+		},
+	}
+	// [END populate_proto]
+
+	writePerson(buf, &e)
+
+	got := buf.String()
+	log.Println(got)
+
+/*
+	want := `Person ID: 1234
+  Name: John Doe
+  E-mail address: jdoe@example.com
+  Home phone #: 555-4321
+`
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("writePerson(%s) =>\n\t%q, want %q", p.String(), got, want)
+	}
+*/
+}