2025 ATCE - International Student Paper Contest Moderator

Volunteer roles
Please note that as this is a volunteer role, no funding or support can be provided for your attendance to ATCE or SPC. Please only apply for this role if you already plan to attend ATCE.  

Student Paper Contest (SPC)

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.

Moderator Duties Include:

• 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
• Moderators can interchange with other volunteers throughout the day.

Eligibility:

• Approved by the host group / SPE Staff responsible for the organization of the contest
• 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
• Preferably a Young Professional 

Time required

Moderators can interchange during the day and we aim to have 2-3 volunteers to assist with each division.  Each session will be 2-4 hours per candidate. Volunteers will also be required to attend a 1-hour training call in advance of the session.