diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/ApplicationMenuBar.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/ApplicationMenuBar.java
index dfbbe9f..8ee36b5 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/ApplicationMenuBar.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/ApplicationMenuBar.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     private NewResourceAction newResourceAction = null;
     private NewChannelAction newChannelAction = null;
-    private NewIOChannelAction newIOChannelAction = null;
+    private NewEventChannelAction newIOChannelAction = null;
     private NewFormulaChannelAction newFormulaChannelAction = null;
     private DeleteAction deleteAction = null;
     private JavaPrototypeGenerateAction javaPrototypeGenerateAction = null;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
         newMenu.add(newResourceAction = new NewResourceAction(applicationWindow.getEditor()));
         newMenu.add(newChannelAction = new NewChannelAction(applicationWindow.getEditor()));
-        newMenu.add(newIOChannelAction = new NewIOChannelAction(applicationWindow.getEditor()));
+        newMenu.add(newIOChannelAction = new NewEventChannelAction(applicationWindow.getEditor()));
         newMenu.add(newFormulaChannelAction = new NewFormulaChannelAction(applicationWindow.getEditor()));
 
         JMenu menu = null;
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/actions/NewEventChannelAction.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/actions/NewEventChannelAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7b59e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/actions/NewEventChannelAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package application.actions;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+
+import application.editor.Editor;
+import models.dataFlowModel.DataTransferChannel;
+
+public class NewEventChannelAction extends AbstractEditorAction {
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = -1657072017390171313L;
+
+	public NewEventChannelAction(Editor editor) {
+		super("Event Channel...", editor);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+		String channelName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Event Channel Name:");
+		if (channelName == null) return;
+		editor.addIOChannel(new DataTransferChannel(channelName));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/actions/NewIOChannelAction.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/actions/NewIOChannelAction.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 85e48de..0000000
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/actions/NewIOChannelAction.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package application.actions;
-
-import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
-
-import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
-
-import application.editor.Editor;
-import models.dataFlowModel.DataTransferChannel;
-
-public class NewIOChannelAction extends AbstractEditorAction {
-
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = -1657072017390171313L;
-
-	public NewIOChannelAction(Editor editor) {
-		super("I/O Channel", editor);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-		String channelName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("I/O Channel Name:");
-		if (channelName == null) return;
-		editor.addIOChannel(new DataTransferChannel(channelName));
-	}
-
-}