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The SPE International Student Paper Contest brings together the winners of the 14 regional contest to find the top technical papers in the Undergraduate, Master's and PhD divisions.
This year the contest will be taking place in-person as part of this year's Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), at San Antonio, Texas, USA. The contest will be hosted on Monday, 16 October 2023 and will start from 0800 and expected to finish by 1800 (UTC-5).
We are currently seeking volunteers to moderate at the International Student Paper Contest. The main duties of the moderator are to ensure that judges follow their instructions, competition runs on time, and that audience members are respectful.
Duties:
- Participate on the day to act as Master of Ceremonies; opening and closing remarks and overall timekeeping
- Introduce each new presenter
- Notify contestants of their presentation time remaining
- 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
Criteria:
All applications will be vetted to meet the following criteria. Once reviewed you will be contact by SPE staff to confirm your place.
SPC volunteers must be:
- Approved by the host group / SPE Staff responsible for the organization of the contest
- SPE members in good standing (renewed membership for 2023)
- Preferred previous experience in similar style contests
- Personal interest in developing university students
- Effective communication
- Able and intending to attend ATCE 2023 in San Antonio, USA
- Preferably a Young Professional
Please note that as a volunteer opportunity, no funding can be provided towards attending ATCE.
For further details about the contest, please visit the Student Paper Contest web page.