Upcoming challenge bowl events 16 May 2012
6th Annual Canadian Challenge Bowl, Calgary Alberta, Canada
Held in conjunction with the GeoConvention 2012 31 May 2012
SEG Challenge Bowl in Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Held in conjunction with the 3rd International Geosciences Student Conference 28 June 2012
Venezuelan Challenge Bowl, Caracas, Venezuela
Contact Yaraixa Perez for details Mid July (exact date to be determined)
2nd Annual East Africa Challenge Bowl, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Contact Sapiance Malimi for details. 31 July 2012
Latin America Challenge Bowl in Cartagena, Colombia
Held in conjunction with the XI Symposium of Exploration in Subandean Basins 16 Sept 2012
China SEG Challenge Bowl, Anhui, China
Details to be announced 19 Sept 2012
SEG European Challenge Bowl, Istanbul, Turkey
Held in conjunction with Istanbul 2012 International Geophysical Conference and Oil & Gas Exhibition Please return to this site for further updates on upcoming Challenge Bowl information. Read below for more details on Challenge Bowl participation.  What are the requirements to participate? Contestants should be student members of SEG and may be at the graduate or undergraduate level. What does a team consist of? Each team consists of 2 players who are usually from the same university. What types of questions are asked? The contest itself is in the form of a short answer/multiple choice quiz in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geography and some geodesy), as well as some questions about the history of our science and the SEG itself. Questions will range in difficulty from 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate level to perhaps first year graduate school. How does the contest work? The contest will consist of 3 legs of 3 rounds each—9 rounds in total. All teams participate in the first leg, after which the 4 teams with the lowest cumulative score on the first 3 rounds retire leaving the 4 top teams to continue playing. After the second leg of 3 rounds, the 2 teams with the lowest cumulative score on the second leg only (not including the first leg scoring) retire leaving the top 2 teams to compete in the final 3 rounds. Scoring is reset for each leg rather than being carried over between legs. How do I sign up to participate? There are currently no upcoming Challenge Bowl events on the calendar. View Challenge Bowl winners here. 15 November 2011
5th Annual Italian Challenge Bowl, Trieste, Italy
Held in conjunction with 30° Annual Meeting GNGTS (National Group of Solid Earth Geophysics)
Letizia Pini – University of Florence
Cosimo Nencioni – University of Florence 1 March 2012
6th Annual Rocky Mountain Challenge Bowl, Denver, Colorado, USA
Held in conjunction with DGS's 18th Annual 3D Seismic Symposium
Bharath Shekar – Colorado School of Mines
Conrad Newton – Colorado School of Mines 6 March 2012
6th Annual Middle East Challenge Bowl, Manama, Bahrain
Held in conjunction with DGS's GEO 2012 – 10th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition
Mina Salib – Petroleum Institute
Hasan Zakaria – Petroleum Institute Read more about the 6th Annual Middle East Challenge Bowl! 16 March 2012
6th Annual Sooner Challenge Bowl, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Held in conjunction with the AAPG/SEG Spring Break Expo
David Sigward – University of Oklahoma
Sumit Verma – University of Oklahoma 11 April 2012
6th Annual Gulf Coast Challenge Bowl, Houston, Texas, USA
Held in conjunction with the GSH-SEG Spring Symposium
Brandon Bush – Texas A & M University
Sireesh Dadi – Texas A & M University | Testimonials
"It was a fantastic experience and a solid testing of my scientific knowledge. It also gave me a very strong line for the resume which potential recruiters value a lot. The entertaining and competitive manner in which the contest is organized I think evokes both competition and collaboration spirits in the hearts of the students."
—Grigoriy Perov, University of Houston
"The SEG Challenge bowl is an important event. Participating in this event, I have had the opportunity to meet students and professionals of different countries, interchange ideas and experiences, and learn of each other. I also realized that my career (geosciences) is an international career and that there are a lot of opportunities to develop it."
—Lorena Suarez, Universidad Simon Bolivar | | Persons who are interested in hosting a regional competition must complete an application form. For more information or to submit the form, please send us an e-mail or call us at +1.918.497.4612. | | |
