Dankeschön to our PATRON Members:
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What to do in Alabama
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August 19-25
Birmingham
September 1
Scottsboro
Tuscumbia
September 14
Huntsville
September 28
Birmingham
September 28
Florence
Please note that the dates are shared to the best of our knowledge. If you plan to attend any of the events - please make sure to check information directly with the host of the event. Thank you!
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Save the Dates
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August 28/September 4,11,18,25
Tuscaloosa
August 28
Birmingham
August 29/September 5, 12, 19, 26
Birmingham
August 29, 12, 26
Auburn
September 3
Birmingham
September 4, 11, 18, 25
Florence
September 8
Tuscaloosa
September 10
AGP German Dinner at The Depot
Auburn
September 25
Atlanta
November 7
AGP Board Meeting
Birmingham
November 7
AGP Fall of the Wall
Birmingham
November 9
Atlanta
Please note that the dates are shared to the best of our knowledge. If you plan to attend any of the events - please make sure to check information directly with the host of the event. Thank you!
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Dankeschön to our SUSTAINING Members:
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Events & Seminars Offered by AGP Members
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GACC South Events
GACC South
NAITA
ATN
AAMA
Are you a corporate AGP member in good standing that would like to share an event or seminar hosted by your company?
Please e-mail us a link to the event.
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AGP
Executive Committee
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Chair
Bobby Ingram
JamisonMoneyFarmer
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Brian Hilson
Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA)
VP Education
Jeff Lynn
The Alabama Community College System
VP Business Development
Jo Bonner
Office of Governor Kay Ivey
VP German Business
Albert von Pelser
REHAU Automotive, LLC
VP Communication
Michael Brooks
Alabama International Trade Center
VP Culture
Dr. Thomas Fox
University of Alabama
VP Membership
Kirk Atkinson
abatAdah Group, Inc.
Secretary
Alan Wood
Gallagher Benefit Services
Treasurer
Eric Elkins
Rödl & Partner
Immediate Past Chair
Dr. Anna Gramberg
Auburn University
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AGP Resources
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Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Marquis Two Tower
Suite 901
285 Peachtree Ctr Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 659-4760
Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
for the
State of Alabama
Michael Johnson
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Phone: (205) 250-8335
German American Chamber of Commerce of the
Southern
United States
Stefanie Ziska
1170 Howell Mill Road
Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: (404) 586-6800
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Contact Us
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Executive Director
Tine Hoffmeister
Office
205-943-4772
director@alabamagermany.org
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Join Our List
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A Brand New AGP Website!
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Our website has been relaunched with a brand new and fresher look! You will still be able to find all the information at
www.AlabamaGermany.org.
The new site is easier to navigate and has
a modern interface and clean design.
A couple of examples of improvements we have made:
- The site is fully responsive, which means that it is viewable and accessible on your desktop, tablet, or phone.
- We have added more valuable content, including:
- a page dedicated to Apprenticeship and Internship Opportunities with German companies in Alabama
- a page for German expats and Exchange students to share their experiences
- An overview of Job Opportunities with German Companies
- The modern hosting platform will allow for more timely updates.
- And so much more...
For current AGP members in good standing, you will be able to access a password protected "Member Information" page where you can find a printable list of German companies in Alabama, access contact information for fellow AGP members, and more!
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| AGP German Dinner in Auburn |
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SAVE THE DATE for our upcoming four-course German dinner paired with beer and wine:
Tuesday, September 10
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Depot in Auburn
This is a great opportunity to meet friends of AGP while enjoying a delicious meal. We will celebrate the German companies that had expansions last year but was not able to receive their recognition at AGP's Annual Celebration Dinner in March.
Please note that seating is limited to 20 guests for this event. This meal is priced at $85 per person (includes alcoholic beverages); tax and gratuity is not included.
Registration will open as soon as we have received the menu.
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AGP Stammtisch
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Join us for our monthly AGP "Stammtisch":
Tuesday, September 3
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Brät Brot, Birmingham
What does "Stammtisch" mean? A Stammtisch is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly and casual get-together.
This is a great opportunity for German expats to meet and for other German speaking/practicing to improve your German. Speaking German is encouraged but not required. We meet every first Tuesday of the month. REGISTER HERE!
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| Milestone: Airbus launches A220 production at Alabama facility |
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By Jerry Underwood, Made in Alabama
The first team of A220 production workers began work at Airbus' Mobile production facility following their recent return from on-the-job training in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, where the A220 program and primary final assembly line are located.
"The expansion of our commercial aircraft production in Mobile to a second product line-with 400 additional jobs to support it-further solidifies Airbus' standing as a truly global aircraft manufacturer, and confirms without a doubt that Airbus is an important part of America's manufacturing landscape," said Airbus Americas chairman and CEO C. Jeffrey Knittel.
"With Mobile, and our production network in Asia, Canada and Europe, we have strategically created a worldwide industrial base to better serve our customers."
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Why a corner of America's Deep South is 'forever German'
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By The Local
Dr. Wernher von Braun
It's not hard to find schnitzel, a quintessential German dish of breaded cutlets, in Huntsville, Alabama, the heart of America's Deep South.
Every fall, the local military base hosts an Oktoberfest. On Thursdays, the space museum organizes a Biergarten.
And on Tuesday evening, at a dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, guests at the Space & Rocket Center munched on bratwurst and Bavarian pretzels.
Klaus Heimburg, Hans Hölzer and Peter Grau didn't get tickets and so held their own party at a nearby hotel with dozens of other "second generation Germans": the children of the engineers and scientists who, after developing V-2 rockets for the Nazis, invented those that took Americans to the Moon.
Alabama's and America's space pioneers will be honored
for their Lifetime Achievement in Innovation at EDPA's 2019 Imerge including Dr. Wernher von Braun.
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Record year for foreign investment sparks growth in Alabama
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by Jerry Underwood, Made in Alabama
With
major new growth projects moving forward across Alabama, foreign direct investment continues to play a vital role in the state's economy, building on a record total of foreign investment approaching $4.2 billion last year.
These FDI projects represent major job-creation engines for many Alabama communities.
Last year, companies from 16 different countries launched projects with more than 7,500 new jobs. So far in 2019, FDI projects approaching $1 billion in value will bring another 3,300 jobs to the state, according to an Alabama Department of Commerce estimate.
Read Made in Alabama's full story
here
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| Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International: Schorndorf 2019 |
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by Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International
Global friendships abounded June 17-July 1, 2019, as a 22-member TSCI-Tuscaloosa City Schools Student Delegation visited Schorndorf, Germany, with unforgettable experiences in Zurich and Lucerne,Switzerland, Lake Constance, and Strasbourg, France.
Despite a record-breaking heat wave across Europe during the exchange, student delegates made the most of every cool opportunity they had to learn about the history, culture, and education in their German Sister City!
Here is a highlight of this awesome trip.
Tuscaloosa students will reciprocate this warm welcome when Schorndorf's Max Planck Gymnasium host partners visit Tuscaloosa in October.
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| Map: German Born Population in USA, 1870 |
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by Germany in USA
This map shows you the German population in every state as of 1870 census. Germans left their mark on every corner of the USA including Alabama.
To learn more about German immigrants in the United States,
click here
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