Business clubs - Munich

Business clubs with regular meetings (guests usually welcome, often an invitation is required):

• American-German Business Club (AGBC)
• California Association of Germany (CAOG)
• German American Business Association (GABA)
• Toastmaster Clubs aim to improve rethorical skills. Munich clubs hold meetings in German, English, German / English, French and Italian
• Calando Club
• American Chamber of Commerce
• Export Club
• Anglo-Bavarian Club
• Deutsch-Kanadischer Wirtschaftsclub München (German-Canadian Business Club Munich - meets monthly at the Kempinski Vier Jahreszeiten on Maximilianstrasse)
• XING Stammtisch München (monthly meetings - see website for details)
• Mobile Monday (MoMo)
• FIWM Munich IT industry Association with various networking events

These are some online networking groups:

• German American Business Association Silicon Valley GABA (search on Yahoo groups, free to join the mailing list)
• XING - worldwide online network
• LinkedIn - US-based
• Ecademy - in February 2005 introduced a paid-only service with a seven-day (only) free trial. Big in the UK, not so big here.
• Ryze - worldwide online business network, US based
• Meetup.com - worldwide online network for organising real-life meetups, not just business oriented but anything (knitting, bookswapping, etc...)
• Munich Network

Other media:

• Munich Found (printed magazine, 10 issues per year)
• New In The City (annual guide in German and English)
• Toytown Munich (ahem)
• Expats in Bavaria (website)