VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition

Volunteer Requirements

The SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition accelerates progress in our industry by connecting forward-looking technical presentations to open discussion forums. The technical programme enables E&P professionals to see through today’s challenges and work collaboratively toward solutions that will create a stronger future for an increasingly energy-driven world.

For more than 30 years, the SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition has become established as a unique convergence of people and ideas best placed to advance our scientific understanding of drilling in oil and gas exploration and production. It brings together operator companies, contractor firms and service companies to address challenges and deliver improved performance.

We are looking for volunteers to assist the organising team onsite. Below are a list of requirements. If you are interested, please review, complete and return this form to Beri Kockaya, Event Manager, SPE at bkockaya@spe.org as soon as possible or no later than 30 January 2019.

Event Date and Venue:

5 - 7 March 2019

World Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands

Event Website: https://www.spe.org/en/events/drilling-conference/home/

Details of responsibilities for volunteers are listed below:

1. SPE Stand

The exhibition will be open to delegates throughout the conference. The duties will include;

• Manning the SPE exhibition stand
• Providing delegates with information on future SPE events and how to become an SPE member
• Distributing the conference Digital Proceedings

2. Technical Programme (see current programme here)

There are three rooms for technical sessions running concurrently for the duration of the conference. Each session will need two volunteers per room. The duties will include:

• Assistant with roaming mics for the Q&A
• Enforcing the photography policy (no video or photos within the session rooms)
• Providing delegates with session information
• Ushering delegates into the session rooms
• Advising SPE of any issues within the session rooms (AV difficulties, speaker no shows, last minute speaker changes, room at capacity, temperature, etc.)

3. Author / Speaker Room

The Author sign in room will be open throughout the conference. The duties will include;

• Assisting with uploading the technical speaker presentations to the designated session rooms
• Giving speaker information on where they will present and ask them to sign in
• Assisting speakers by helping them check their presentations on the venue computers
• Assisting any speakers with registration if they have not completed this
• Escort speakers to and from technical session rooms

Please note this a brief description of the main task that you will be asked to assist with. Further information and training will be provided during the volunteer briefing, which will take place prior to the conference (date and time to be confirmed).

SPE values the support of volunteers at each technical event. For this conference, volunteers will be required to assist for the duration of the event.

Event Timings: Tuesday 5 March – Thursday 7 March

SPE will provide full access to technical sessions when volunteers are not on duty and will also provide refreshments.

If you would like to volunteer for this event, please complete your details form below with your name and availability. Please return this form via email to Beri Kockaya.