CdiAsyncEvents.java

public class EventProducer {

  @Inject Event event;

  public void doSomething() {
      MyEvent e = new @Async MyEvent();
      e.data = "This is a test event";
      e.eventTime = new Date();
      event.fire(e);       
  }   
}

public class EventConsumer {

    public void afterMyEvent(@Observes MyEvent event) {
        // .. Insert event logic here
    }
}