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Hermann Amaya HAmaya@tampabay.rr.com	Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 6:00 pm
	Meeting Description This coming Tuesday, August 31,we will have Mr. Scott Ferrante from the Liquid Logic Consulting company speaking to us about the real life activities of contracting and consulting. Here are some of the subjects he will be covering, based on the interests of the group. Scott's topic is "Contracting in the Engineering World" and he will present: 1. Differences in contract, contract to hire, direct. 2. Contracting: W2, 1099, Corp to Corp (C2C) 3. Legal aspects of contracting 4. Insurance 5. Questions to ask up front (and who to ask) 6. Why use a staffing company and how to evaluate it. 7. Overtime: rules and regulations 8. What is the appropriate rate to charge? 9. Out of town contracting and how to calculate costs. 10. Per Diem rules 11. Contracting direct to companies: issues and pratfalls. 12. Will you be happy contracting? Questions to ask yourself. Scott Ferrante is the President and Principal of Liquid Logic Consulting, a Tampa Bay technical recruiting and consulting company focused in the engineering arena. Scott has 15 years experience in Staffing starting out in 1995 as a part owner of Dallas based Techware which in 1997 was acquired by Ciber Information Systems. After Techware, Scott with a partner, founded Intellect Technical Solutions and went on to a $17 million run rate and two time Inc. 500 winner. In 2007 he sold his share of Intellect to founded Liquid Logic. Prior to the staffing industry, Scott graduated from University of Florida with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. Developing software after college at Intertec, a semiconductor distributor, he moved on to become a Semiconductor Rep at Dynamark based out of Orlando with responsibilities in Tampa Bay. Scott was hired away to become National Sales Manager with Ditek, based in Largo, helping to grow them from $1M to $10M in three years. From there he moved into Staffing. NEW Meeting Location: Rusty Pelican Restaurant 2425 North Rocky Point Drive Tampa, Florida http://tampa.therustypelican.com/directions.html Social time starts at 6:00 pm and the meeting starts at 6:30 PM The servers will take our dinner selections between 6 and 6:30 We will be able to order from the Early Bird Specials or regular menus.
	Additional Information Costs: There will be a $5.00 cash fee at the door for each attendee. This will go towards paying for the Guest Speaker's dinner and other associated costs. Also, each attendee will be responsible for paying for their own food and drink. Place all of your food and drink orders in the meeting room not at the bar. The servers will provide each person with a separate check, which can be paid by cash or CC. Don't forget to tip them nicely. We want them to look forward to our meetings in the future to provide us with a nice and efficient service. You will love the view from this location and we hope to see you all there. Contact Information: Hermann Amaya Chairman/Founder FWCS of IEEE Consultants Network Affinity Group 727-543-1308 cell hamaya@tampabay.rr.com George H. Schott Vice-Chairman FWCS of IEEE Consultants Network Affinity Group W (727) 735-0853 C (727) 692-6440 george@imbedded.com
	Meeting Location Rusty Pelican Restaurant 2425 North Rocky Point Drive, Tampa Driving Directions See Above.
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