Off in a meeting room at the headquarters hotel, another student-focused event was underway. It was a little slap-dash compared to some of the other efforts, and participants were hounded by some of the “technical difficulties” that seemed to haunt SEG’s first show in
Peter Duncan (center) emceed the first SEG Challenge Bowl in New Orleans. (Photo courtesy of Barchfeld Photography) |
It was the first-ever SEG “Challenge Bowl,” the brainchild of former SEG President Peter Duncan. Eight teams of students from colleges around the world vied for a US $1,000 first prize and a $600 second prize by answering any number of exploration-related questions.
“They told me they had this student event going on that I should come see,”
He said the teams answered questions in a buzzer-type environment, and all of the questions related to geoscience topics. “The questions were challenging — I was glad they weren’t asking me some of them,” he said.
But what captivated him was the fact that everyone seemed to be having a ball. Why not borrow the model for SEG?
In the final mix, there were six colleges represented: the
The society has more than 180 student sections worldwide, and already international interest is high in future contests — the Saudi Arabia chapter has agreed to host a regional contest in the Middle East next year, and the Canadian SEG also has promised a Canada-wide contest next May.
“Eventually the vision is to have a global network of regional run-offs leading to an international championship with a traveling trophy,”
Students wishing to participate in next year’s Challenge Bowl should contact Jennifer Cole at SEG, jcole@seg.org.
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