American Women's Club of Hamburg
There are several sites on the internet that offer articles, chat rooms, country information, book recommendations, etc. to the expatriate community. Here are some of them (in alphabetical order), including a few that are specific to Germany:
Country Reports - Germany (http://www.countryreports.org/germany.htm)
Escape Artist (http://www.escapeartist.com/expatriate/resources.htm)
Expat Exchange (http://www.expatexchange.com/index.cfm)
Expat Focus (http://www.expatfocus.com)
Expat Forum (http://www.expatforum.com)
Expatica (http://www.expatica.com)
The German Way (http://www.german-way.com/german)
The Hamburg Expat American Meetup Group (http://american.meetup.com/18/)
How to Germany (http://www.howtogermany.com)
U.S. Expatriate Handbook (http://www.us-expatriate-handbook.com/contents.htm)
Welcome2Europe (http://www.welcome-2-europe.com)
Here is also an informative website page that gives information about typical compensation packages for expats: http://www.hr-esource.com/index.asp?rightframe=hresources/sampleChapters/ihrgsampleChapter_3.html
