SPC Judge Description:
Volunteer roles
Please note that, as this is a volunteer role, no funding or support can be provided for your attendance at ATCE or SPC. Please only apply for this role if you already plan to attend ATCE.
Student Paper Contest
SPE coordinates 14 regional student paper contests at the Undergraduate, Master's, and PhD level across the world. The International contest brings the winners from each division in each region to present together on a global stage and determine the top student technical presentations from around the world. We require at least 3 Judges and one Moderator to help run each division.
This will be a physical event as part of the 2025 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition. Monday 20 October 2025, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Judge Duties Include:
- Participate in volunteer briefing session(s) as required in advance of the contest
- Review the Technical Paper of each presentation in advance of the contest.
- Watch all presentations and score them based on the determined criteria. For 2025 there will be a maximum of 9 papers/presentations.
- Ask questions to participants to help review their presentations and work.
- Score and rank all contestants participating in the contest. Once scores are combined, judges will verify the results.
- Judges are invited to attend the award ceremony on Tuesday during the Young Members Celebration to announce the winners.
- Participate in debriefing session(s) if required following the contest
Eligibility:
- Approved by the host group / SPE Staff responsible for the organization of the contest. The panel as a whole must cover a range of technical expertise to ensure they can cover the range of potential topics.
- Must have at least 10 years’ experience in the industry and have a degree equivalent to the contestants they are assessing.
- SPE members in good standing
- Preferred previous experience in similar style contests
- Personal interest in developing university students
- Effective communication
- Able and intending to attend ATCE 2025 in Houston, USA
Time required
· Judges are required for the duration of the contest (from 09:30 – 16:30 on Monday, 20 September 2025) as judges must see all presentations (up to 7 hours).
· Judges will be required to attend a 1 hour meeting in the lead up to the contest to run through requirements of the day and contest rules.
· Judges will be required to review the technical papers supporting each presentation. For 2025, there will be a maximum of 9 papers/presentations.