Upcoming events in 2011

September 21, 2011 Cocktails and festive Dinner with keynote by Consul General Busso von Alvensleben

Oktober 19, 2011 Cocktails and concert at Heidrun Rotterdam's residence

November 16, 2011 Cocktails at Thomsen Fine Art and guided tour through exhibit "Stripes" by Cornelia Thomsen

December 14, 2011 Christmas Party at the Union Club

Past events 2010/2009/2008

Friday, June 17 2011 Summer Cocktails

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Annual Meeting

Wednesday, April 13th 2011, 6.30 pm Guided Tour and Cocktails at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York

Wednesday, February 16th 2011  Founder's Dinner at the Union Club - Presentation by Michael Miscione, Manhattan Borough Historian about "The Fire on the General Slocum and its Consequences for the German Community of the East Village."

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Christmas Party at the Union Club

Thursday, November 18 2010 Prime Rib Dinner at the Indian Harbor Yachtclub, Greenwich

Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Cocktails and Dinner at the Union Club,
Panel Discussion: "Succession in the German-American Context"

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - Cocktails and Appetizers at the Deutsche Haus Restaurant
Members Evening

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4.30 p.m. Annual Meeting
5.30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
6 p.m. Dinner Union Club

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6 p.m. Cocktails and Diner at the Union Club
Speaker: Dr. Efraim Chalarmish, Global Fellor at the New York University and
Founder of the Global Center for Economic Development and Security.
Topic: The influence of state-owned sovereign funds on German Companies and their day-to-day operations

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6 p.m. Dinner Union Club
Speaker (has to be confirmed) Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Founder and
President of "The Appeal to Conscience Foundation" who was visited
by Pope Benedict XVI in April 2008 while in New York.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 6 p.m. New Year’s Reception /
Cabaret with Micaela Leon
The Kosciuszko Foundation at 15 East 65th Street
New York City

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4.30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
6.00 p.m. Founder’s Dinner in Black Tie
Speaker: Dr. Jörg Stephan, Representative of the Bundesbank in New York
The New York Yacht Club at 37 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) in New York

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Nobel Award Recipient Prof. Dr. Günter Blobel, of the Rockefeller University, will speak about "Cells and our meager knowledge on how they work" A question period will follow.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Mr. Ernst Lieb, CEO of Mercedes USA will be the guest speaker. A question period will follow. Board Meeting.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Opening Event: Mr. and Mrs. Poppe will discuss the influence of the moon on our lives. A discussion will follow.

Juni 19th, 2009 Summer Dinner at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich, Ct

May 20th, 2009: Carol Kahn Strauss, Executive Director Leo Baeck Institute, New York will speak on the scientific, economic, political, intellectual and cultural cross fertilization between Germany and German Jews over the generations

April 22nd, 2009: Dr. Peter Grassmann, CEO of Umwelt-Akademie e.V., Muenchen (Academy for Environment in Munich) will speak on: "The discussion about values - is it a challenge for politics or business?" By invitation only.

March 11, 2009, Classical Music Concert at the German Lutheran St Paul’s Church

February 11, 2009, Consul General Dr. Horst Freitag

January 14, 2009: Concert at the Steinway Hall with Sarah Wolfson, soprano, and David Shimoni, piano

December 17, 2008 Christmas Party at the Union Club

November 2008, Smithsonian Museum

October 22nd, 2008: Discussion about the international opinion about the presidental elections, the candidates and the economic crisis with Mr. Rolf Benders, New York correspondent of "Handelsblatt", Mr. Roland Lindner, New York correspondent of "FAZ" an Mr. Nikolaus Piper, New York correspondent of "Süddeutschen Zeitung"

September 17th, 2008: Ambassador of Switzerland, H.E. Mr. Christoph Bubb

June 13, Summer Dinner & Dance at the Racquet & Tennis Club

May 21, Annual Meeting, Jackson Janes: An update on German-American relations, and what may change after the US Presidential Elections? Dinner at the Union Club

April 23, Fred Langhammer "Interesting Times: Status, Crises and Power Shifts in the World Economy"

March 19, Visit to the Tenement Museum, New York
General Consul Dr. Hans-Juergen Heimsoeth: Tracing German-Americans - Significance and Limits of German Immigration in the United States

February 28, Klaus Kleinfeld: Differences between German and American Management

January 16, Reception and Concert at Steinway Hall

2007

December 12, 2007 Christmas Celebration at the Union Club

November 14, 2007 Dominique Buff: The International Committee of the Red Cross – Tasks and Challenges

October 17, 2007 - Ruediger Mack Containerisation – Why and How? Dinner at the Union Club

September 19, 2007 - Benno Bunse, President of GACC, New York: 60 Years German-American Chamber of Commerce: Development, Status and Agenda for the Future.

Juni 8, 2007 - Festive Summer Dinner Dance at the Racquet & Tennis Club

May 16 - Annual Members' Meeting at the German House

April 18 - Wine Tasting at Morrell's: German Wines compared to other Growing Areas in Europe, America and Downunder

March 21 - Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States: The German EU-Presidency - Challenges and Opportunities

February 21 - Prof. Ruediger von Rosen, Managing Director of Deutsches Aktien-Institut, Frankfurt: Economic and Financial Perspectives in Germany and Europe

2006

December 15 - Christmas Celebration at the Union Club

November 15 - K. Ulrich Kersten, Representative of Interpol at the UN: The international Applications of Crime Control

October 18/19 - Studio Visit with Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Soho/Dinner in Little Italy

September 13 - Thomas Matussek, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations: "An Active Player on the World Stage: Germany in the United Nations"; Dinner at the Union Club

May 24 - Gunter Pleuger, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations: "The United Nations at the Cross Roads"; Dinner at the Union Club

May 17 - An Evening of Jazz with the Martin Terens Trio, Hamburg; Cocktails at the German House, New York

April 11 - Broadway: Studio 54, The Three Penny Opera; Cocktails at The Playwrights Tavern & Restaurant

March 22 - Klaus Jacobs, Vice Chairman & Treasurer, Carnegie Hall: "From a Demolition Candidate to the Mecca of Music"; Dinner at the Union Club

February 15 - Peter Soetje, Director of the Goethe Institute in North Amerika: "The German Way...or: how does one promote Goethe, and why?"; Dinner at the Union Club