{"id":21787,"date":"2024-12-13T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/?page_id=21787"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:40:51","slug":"welcome-reception","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/welcome-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Join us for the SOF Week Welcome Reception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Previously known as the Global SOF Anniversary Reception<\/em>, this exciting kickoff event will occur on Monday, May 18th at Sparkman Wharf in Tampa, FL. Don\u2019t miss this incredible opportunity to connect and celebrate as we launch SOF Week!

WHEN<\/strong>: Monday, 18 May, 1800<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHERE<\/strong>: Sparkman Wharf, Downtown Tampa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can choose this event as an Add-On when you register for SOF Week. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Interested in being a part of the event?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out the SOF Week Prospectus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please view pages 3 – 8 for all offerings available at the SOF Week Welcome Reception.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nProspectus<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Event Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Walking Directions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Walking directions from the Main Campus to Sparkman Wharf. You can follow Channelside Dr. (upper route) or take the Tampa River Walk (lower route)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Arriving to the Event by Vehicle<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Transportation<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

There are many ways to get to The SOF Week Welcome Reception; you can either walk, use rideshare, take a taxi OR use the TECO Line Streetcar System (please use Streetcar Station #8\u2014Amalie Arena Station).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uber and Lyft are also available in the area, and we recommend using this mode of transportation over a personal vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Parking<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Garrison Lot
<\/strong>615 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602
$2 hour \/ $15 max

Channelside Parking Garage
<\/strong>369 S 12th St, Tampa, FL 33602
$2 hour \/ $15.75 max<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Join us for the SOF Week Welcome Reception Previously known as the Global SOF Anniversary Reception, this exciting kickoff event will occur on Monday, May 18th at Sparkman Wharf in Tampa, FL. Don\u2019t miss this incredible opportunity to connect and celebrate as we launch SOF Week! WHEN: Monday, 18 May, 1800 WHERE: Sparkman Wharf, Downtown … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Welcome Reception \u2013 SOF Week Kickoff Event","_seopress_titles_desc":"Join the SOF Week Welcome Reception to connect and celebrate the kickoff event at Sparkman Wharf in Tampa, FL.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21787","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21787"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110794,"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21787\/revisions\/110794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sofweek.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}