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Volunteer roles
Please note that as this is a volunteer role, no funding or support (including registration) can be provided for your attendance to ATCE. Please only apply for this role if you already plan to attend ATCE.
PetroBowl®
SPE’s flagship competition matches SPE Student Chapter teams against one another in a fast-paced quiz competition covering technical and non-technical aspects of the oil and gas industry. Teams from six regional qualifiers are seeded through to the final. Competitions take place in the Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, Middle East, North America and South America and Caribbean before the final which takes place at the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE).
Please remember that this is a competition for Student Chapters, therefore students cannot apply for these roles. University Faculty will not be permitted to judge on teams that they are affiliated with.
The content will take place in a purely physical format within the 2024 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE) ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA on Monday 23 September 2024. Only those who have tickets to attend in person will be able to volunteer for this role.
Eligibility
PetroBowl® Timekeepers and Scorekeepers must be:
- Experienced or YP Professional SPE Members in good standing
- Preferred previous experience in PetroBowl® or similar style contests
- Willing to commit to fair and unbiased conduct with teams
- Effective communicator
- Available on Monday 23 September 2024 to participate in the event at NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA
- Be able to attend training calls in advance of the contest
Expectations
The role of the Timekeeper is to monitor the response times allocated to contestants to answer questions. All contestants must “Buzz-in” and show their intention to answer within 5 seconds of the question having been fully read. Players must also give their answer as soon as being asked (no later than 15 seconds of having been asked to do so). It will be the role of the Timekeeper to monitor these responses and notify the moderator when the time limit is over.
The Scorekeepers duties to track and monitor the scores of the games as they progress. This includes monitoring which team “buzz-in” first and who responds the fastest. This can be achieved in a variety of ways including using software and Buzzer kits such as Buzzgold, or any alternative Buzz in method. Scorekeepers will maintain good communication with the Moderator to ensure games are ready to continue.
