Meetings

How to be a Independent Consultant

Howard Fosdick

Tuesday June 26th at 7:00pm
College of DuPage, Room 2800

Abstract

Ever wanted to be an independent consultant or contract programmer? Ever dreamed of being your own boss? This presentation overviews what you need to know -- about clients, contracts, incorporation, and the rest. Even if you prefer to remain an employee, you won't want to miss this discussion of how the IT job market works -- and how to get the contract gigs or fulltime job you want!

Speaker Bio

Howard Fosdick is a solo consultant who's written several technical books and over a hundred articles in the trade press. He's founded several users groups, including the International DB2 Users Group and the Midwest Database Users Group. Fosdick works as a hands-on DBA and SA; he's been an independent consultant since 1988.

Getting to the meeting

The next general meeting of UniForum Chicago will be:

        June 26th, 2001
	7:00pm to 9:00pm
        College of DuPage
        Building SRC, Rm 2800abc
        22nd and Lambert
        Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599

Take 355 to Butterfield Rd (Rt 56).
Take Butterfield West to Lambert Rd, then Lambert Rd North to 22nd St.
Turn right and look for Lot 2 or the Faculty/Staff parking lot (behind Lot 1) on the right side of 22nd St.
Walk to the SRC building, room 2800 is on the second floor of the west side of the building,
upstairs from the north doors facing Lot 2.

All UniForum Chicago general meetings are open to the public free of charge.

Contact Scott Nemec at (630) 990-6265 for additional information.