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DESCRIPTION:The Florida West Coast Section (FWCS) Year End Gala is a dinner
  event for all FWCS active members to celebrate the Section&#39;s accomplishme
 nts over the past year.\n\nAwards and recognitions will be presented to se
 lected members.\n\nNote: There are a small number of rooms reserved for th
 e event at the Hampton Inn &amp; Suites St. Petersburg/Downtown. Contact the e
 vent host\, Gowtham Chilakapati ([gowtham.chilakapati@ieee.org](mailto:her
 mann.amaya.us@ieee.org)) for further details.\n\nMENU 2026\n\nSoup\n\nRoas
 ted Butternut Squash Soup\, Candied Pecans\n\nSalad\n\nHouse Salad ~ Chef 
 gathered Greens\, Cucumber\, Tomatoes &amp; House Dressing\n\nEntrées\n\nChic
 ken Florentine ~ Chicken Breast stuffed with Spinach &amp; Ricotta Cheese\, As
 iago Cream Sauce\n\nor\n\nPan Roasted Atlantic Salmon ~ Bourbon Cream Sauc
 e\n\nDessert\n\nNew York Cheesecake\n\nVegetarian\n\nSouthwest Fiesta Sala
 d (Haas Avocado. Sour Cream\, Sharp Cheddar Cheese\, Black Olives\, Vine R
 ipe Tomatoes\, Warm Fiesta Black Beans)\n\nVegan\n\nPesto Roasted Cauliflo
 wer Wedge (Cauliflower Steak\, broiled to perfection\, over Seasonal Veget
 able Caponata)\n\nAgenda: \n- Registration and networking social (5:00pm)\
 n- Welcome (6:00pm)\n- Introduction to remaining Gala agenda (dinner servi
 ce begins)\n- Keynote speaker\n- Awards presentation\n- Closing remarks\n\
 nRoom: Quarterdeck Room (First Floor\, end of corridor)\, St. Petersburg Y
 acht Club\, 11 Central Avenue\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\, United States\,
  33701
LOCATION:Room: Quarterdeck Room (First Floor\, end of corridor)\, St. Peter
 sburg Yacht Club\, 11 Central Avenue\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\, United S
 tates\, 33701
ORGANIZER:hermann.amaya.us@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:17
SUMMARY:Florida West Coast Section Year End Gala Banquet - 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/570795
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; color: #236
 fa1\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Florida West Coast Section (FWCS) Year End Gala is a di
 nner event for all FWCS active members&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;
 font-size: 18pt\; color: #236fa1\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;to celebrate the Section&#39;s acc
 omplishments over the past year.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font
 -size: 18pt\; color: #236fa1\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Awards and recognitions will be pr
 esented to selected members.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-siz
 e: 18pt\; color: #236fa1\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note:&lt;/em&gt; There are a small numbe
 r of rooms reserved for the event at the Hampton Inn &amp;amp\; Suites St. Pet
 ersburg/Downtown. Contact the event host\, Gowtham Chilakapati (&lt;a href=&quot;m
 ailto:hermann.amaya.us@ieee.org&quot;&gt;gowtham.chilakapati@ieee.org&lt;/a&gt;) for fur
 ther details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block\; margin-
 left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vto
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 ght=&quot;1004&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0in\; line-hei
 ght: normal\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size
 : 16.0pt\;&quot;&gt;MENU 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mar
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 ss=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; 
 &amp;nbsp\; Roasted Butternut Squash Soup\, Candied Pecans&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/str
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 om: 0in\; line-height: normal\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; Southwest Fiesta Salad (H
 aas Avocado. Sour Cream\, Sharp Cheddar Cheese\, Black Olives\, Vine Ripe 
 Tomatoes\, Warm Fiesta Black Beans)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margi
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