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Objective
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 role is available for volunteers for the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Student Paper Contest:
- Abstract Judges (Undergraduate, Masters and PhD division)
- Judges will review submitted abstracts from contestants and will select the finalists who will present at the Virtual Regional Student Paper Contest Finals/Presentation Round.
- This is an online volunteer task; you can complete this from your office or home.
We are currently seeking a minimum of nine judges (three in each division) to meet the minimum requirements needed to run the program.
Depending on the number of submissions received, we may not require judges in all divisions.
Competition Overview
The Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Student Paper Contest is organized to provide SPE Student Members residing in the Latin America and Caribbean Region the opportunity to present original ideas pertaining to the Petroleum Industry. The competition is open to any SPE Student Member in the region, including but not limited to members from the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Students will compete in three divisions: Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD. There must be a minimum of three contestants in order for a division to take place, and in the absence of enough participates the Masters and PhD divisions may be combined. Students will have a total of 20 minutes to present and 10 minutes for questions from the judges.
SPC volunteers must be:
- Approved by the SPE Staff responsible for the organization of the contest
- An SPE member in good standing (renewed membership for 2021)
- Judges must hold a minimum of the corresponding degree for the division in which they will be judging
- Example: if you’re judging the PhD division, you must also hold a PhD
- Judges must have access to a computer with an internet connection
- Personal interest in developing university students
- Preferred previous experience in:
- Similar style contests
- Presenting at SPE Conferences
- Program selection committees for SPE Conferences
- Post-Secondary Faculty Member
Regional Abstract Judge Expectations:
- Judges should be able to read all abstracts within the allotted time provided by SPE Staff
- Objectively review abstracts without bias or preference
- Have access to a computer with an internet connection
- Tablets and Mobile devises are not compatible with our software
Time Commitment
At present we do not know how many abstracts we will received, however you should budget to spend up to 5 hours of time over a 10-day period at a maximum from 3 - 13 March 2021.