Business & Technology
www.ceoexpress.com Business portal for executives
www.germany-usa.com Business Network and News Service for German American Trade
www.californiadeutsche.com Information and Links to German Culture and Businesses in California
People & Culture
www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/389.0.html Facts about Germany from the German Federal Foreign Office
www.german-world.com German-World is a bi-lingual magazine for Austrian, German and Swiss culture in the US
www.auswanderer-forum.de Portal for Germans that are interested in emigrating to the US or sharing their experiences
Government
www.immigration.com/processing-times/protest2.html US Immigration Information on Visa issues and Greencard processing times
uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/ar-11.htm INS Change of Address (for H1B, E1 visa holders)
www.germany-info.org German Embassy’s website on information about investing, working and living in Germany
Professional Associations
www.expats-in-bavaria.com/ business/networking/social
www.pbwc.org Professional Business Women of California (PBWC)
Business Networking sites and events
www.linkedIn.com LinkedIn Online Business Networking
www.linksv.com A portal that gives access information about 6,000 technology firms and its management teams.
Travel & Leisure
www.usa-reise.de
www.traveloverland.de
www.ltur.de Travel from Germany, Austria or Switzerland
www.Travelzoo.com
www.orbitz.com
www.travelocity.com Travel from the US
Links to German Websites
www.germany-usa.com (the premier business news and career center for German American trade, featuring opt-in business newsletters like the “German Market Guide”, “Silicon Valley for Germans” and the largest Business Services Directory for German-American and U.S.-German markets.
www.germany.info/…/chicago/chicago.html (German Consulate General Chicago)
Jobs & Recruiting in USA/Germany
www.germany-usa.com Career Center
Stellenangebote / Job Board
Guides and Directories
Deutsches-Network Information Center (Internet Administration in Germany)
German-American Business Council of Boston, Inc. (non-profit organization of companies and professionals dedicated to encouraging and cultivating German-American business and trade)
www.detroitinfo.de
www.guide2detroit.com (events, local businesses, services, organizations, resources, and entertainment in Metro Detroit)
www.gaccmi.org (German American Chamber of Commerce – Michigan Chapter)
www.ohiogaba.com (Ohio German American Business Association)
www.internations.org – Expat in America
German Government and Parties
Auswärtiges Amt (Foreign Service)
Germany Trade and Invest (Trade Contacts Service)
www.ahk.de German Bi-national Chambers Abroad (AHK)
Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung (Ministry of Labor and Social Order)
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Forschung und Technologie (Ministry for Education, Research and Technology)
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Health Ministry)
Bundesministerium der Finanzen (Finance Ministry)
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (BMWi) (Economics Ministry)
Statistisches Bundesamt
Bundesumweltministerium (Ministry of the Environment)
Business Links
www.worldbridge.wayne.edu/germanbridge/index.html (German Bridge- Die neue Brücke)
www.gaccom.org (German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest)
IHK und DIHT (German Chamber of Commerce with links to the regional and foreign Chambers of Commerce)
Verbraucherzentrale (German Consumer Advice Center)
www.FinanzXL.de (Finanzen & Versicherungen)
Business News
Börsenkurse (Current stock market prices – updated regularly)
www.xe.com/ucc (Währungsumrechner)
Newspapers and News
www.onlinenewspapers.com newspapers and magazines worldwide
www.wochenpostusa.com
www.glpnews.com (deutsche Zeitschriften)
Die Welt
Die Zeit
www.dwelle.de (Deutsche Welle)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
German News
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Der Spiegel (Spiegel magazine)
Focus (Focus magazine)
German Magazines Online (Excellent Link to all German Online-Publications)
www.german-world.com (German Magazine published in the US)
German Television
ARD (German public TV channel)
Deutsche Welle (DW)
ZDF (German public TV channel)
Travel
Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (Website of the National Tourist Board)
www.wirtschaftswetter.de
www.lufthansa.com
Family
www.netmoms.de (Portal für Mütter im Internet, bietet Informationen & Austausch rund um die Themen Schwangerschaft, Geburt, Baby und Familie)
Culture
www.theICEA.com (International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA)
Goethe Institut (A nonprofit organization that promotes German language and culture with branches all over the world)
Die deutsche Filmdatenbank (Everything about German movies)
Deutsche Film Trailer
https://www.ece.org Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials
www.german.about.com What you need to know about the German language (features many useful links)
www.vorleser.net (Audio-Literatur zum kostenlosen Download)
Schools and school supplies
Deutsche Schule Ann Arbor
www.DeutscheSprachschuleBloomfield.org
kindercone.com – Schultüten für den ersten Schultag (gift cone for the first day of school)
German Food and Specialties
Bier aus Deutschland (Everything about German beer)
Wein in Deutschland (Everything about German wine)
www.givethanksbakery.com (European bread, pastries and cakes in Rochester, Michigan) This bakery donated bread, rolls and cake for the GPWA Christmas party.
