Application Information
How to Apply
Participants at SPE Forums are selected by a steering committee on the basis of ability to contribute to the discussion of the topic. You can apply via the web, mail, or fax.
Submit the completed application by mail, fax, online, or email. Do not send payment with this form.
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Mail or Fax (pdf) |
SPE FORUM SERIES, Fax: +44 (0) 207 299 3309 Email: formslondon@spe.org |
You may also contact SPE at +44 (0) 207 299 3300 or formslondon@spe.org to receive a printed registration form via mail, fax, or email.
Please obtain appropriate approvals from your supervisor PRIOR to applying to the Forum. Include enough information about your experience and knowledge to enable the steering committee to evaluate your potential contribution to the forum.
If the committee accepts your application, you will receive registration materials, including more detailed information on housing, transportation, and fees. If your application is placed on a waiting list, you will receive notification of that fact. After notification of acceptance, your registration form with payment must be returned by 6th August, 2010 to ensure your place in the forum.
Visa Invitation Letters
SPE Europe, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa will assist in providing a visa invitation letter, upon request in writing, to confirmed registrants after receiving full payment of registration fees. Visa invitation letters take five days to issue from the date of request and it is the delegate's responsibility to obtain their own visa. SPE cannot issue the visa nor can we guarantee it will be obtained.
Forum Fees
The forum fee is 1660 GBP + 17.5 % VAT and includes:
- Registration to attend all nine forum sessions
- Five nights of hotel accommodation based on single occupancy
- Sunday evening welcome reception and dinner
- Daily breakfast buffet and lunches (Mon-Thurs)
- Thursday farewell reception and dinner
- Morning and afternoon coffee breaks
Additional Costs (optional)
Information on tours available during the Forum will be sent with the registration packet which will be mailed to each delegate upon acceptance.
Please note: The base registration fee does not include accompanying persons. The registration fee is not transferable. The full fixed fee is charged regardless of the length of time a registrant attends the forum. Attendees are expected to attend the entire forum.
Accommodation
Accommodation In the Newport Bay Club Hotel, is included in the registration fee. The Newport Bay Club Hotel is a well equipped hotel with air-conditioning, TV, direct dial telephone and free high-speed, wireless Internet access. The hotel has its own private health club, with indoor swimming pool and golf course.
Details of accommodation and rates for spouses and family memberswill be sent with the registration packet which will be mailed to each delegate upon acceptance.
The Forum Series Format
The SPE Forum Series provides nine alternate morning, afternoon, and evening sessions of scheduled and unscheduled presentations with maximum time available for informal discussions and exchange of experience.
Presentations are generally limited to three or four slides. Breakout sessions for discussions are common. A short, written summary of major issues and consensus arising from the forum may be prepared and distributed to attendees after the forum at the discretion of the program committee and with appropriate SPE approval.
Forum Guidelines
- Participants are expected to attend every session.
- Lengthy, formal presentations are discouraged to promote maximum discussion.
- SPE Forums are conducted off the record to support the free interchange of information and ideas.
- Written papers are prohibited, and extensive note taking is not allowed.
- Mechanical recording of any portion of the forum in any form (photographic, electronic, etc.) is prohibited.
- Information disclosed at a forum may not be used publicly without the originator’s permission.
- Participants are requested to omit reference to forum proceedings in any subsequent published work or oral presentation.
