SPE Workshop

Workshop Programme Committee Roles and Responsibilities

The Programme Committee is led by the Workshop Co-Chairs who are responsible for the overall
planning and development of the Workshop. Programme Committee members are selected for his/her
excellent working knowledge of the technical area to be addressed and should have extensive business
contacts with individuals who are involved in research, technical service, and operational aspects of
the subject area.

Roles and Responsibilities include:

1. Establishing the scope and objectives of the programme.

2. Developing the technical programme and determining the key areas of the technical sessions.
3. Solicitation of discussion leaders/presenters for the Workshop.
4. Facilitating the Workshop sessions as session managers/moderators.
5. Preparation of the assigned Workshop session summary and highlights.

Extended Roles and Responsibilities:

The Programme Committee will also provide oversight and guidance for SPE’s training course offered
in conjunction with the Workshop. Specifically, the Programme Committee members will:

1. Conduct a thorough review of the technical quality and relevancy of the course proposed
to be offered in conjunction with the Workshop.
2. Work with SPE staff in reviewing course materials.
3. Assist in identifying potential course instructors and selecting topics based on regional needs
and members’ input.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Policy and Volunteerism

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a not-for-profit professional association with more than
119,000 members in 138 countries engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas and related
energy resources. SPE is a key technical and professional resource providing opportunities to exchange
information at in-person and online events and through training, publications, and member programmes.
SPE has successfully organised over 500 conferences, symposiums, forums and workshops in the Asia
Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, and South/Central America. Attendees (including committee
members and presenters) will pay a fixed fee in advance for their participation in SPE events. Such fee will
cover attendance at all sessions, programme collaterals, and will be invested back into SPE to support
many other Society programmes. When you attend an SPE event, you help provide even more
opportunities for industry professionals to enhance their technical and professional competence.
Scholarships, certification, the Distinguished Lecturer programme, and SPE’s energy education
programme Energy4me®, are just a few examples of programmes supported by SPE.
SPE policy prohibits the paying of any SPE honorarium, or any travel or lodging expenses connected
with the Programme Committee work.