Middle East North Africa Regional Student Paper Contest Moderator

Description

SPE coordinates 14 regional student paper contests at the Undergraduate, Master's, and PhD level. Students compete against other students from their region for the opportunity to advance to the International Student Paper Contest, held during the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE).

The following roles are available for volunteers, for both the Regional and International Student Paper Contest:

• Moderator (Undergraduate, Master’s and PhD division)
• Judges (Undergraduate, Master’s and PhD division)

For further detail on when the contests take place, visits the Student Paper Contest webpage.

Eligibility

SPC volunteers must be:

• Approved by the SPE Staff responsible for the organization of the contest
• SPE members in good standing
• Judges must hold a minimum of a corresponding degree for the division in which they will be judging
• Preferred previous experience in similar style contests
• Personal interest in developing university students
• Effective communicator

Expectations

Moderators are expected to:

• Participate in volunteer briefing session(s) as required in advance of the contest
• Participate on the day to act as Master of Ceremonies; opening and closing remarks and overall timekeeping.
• Moderate the Q&A sessions following the presentations
• Oversee the collection and calculation of the scores as provided by the judges.
• Announce the winners and present students with certificates of participation
• Participate in debriefing session(s) as required following the contest
  *Note: the Moderator will be expected to fund their own travel and accommodation for the event

Middle East and North Africa Regional Student Paper Contest Details

            Date: 6 March 2017
            Venue: 20^th Middle East Oil & gas Show and Conference, Bahrain