WORLD PETROLEUM COUNCIL - YOUTH COMMITTEE

YOUTH: DESIGNING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

History of the WPC Youth Committee

Some of the qualities young people offer, such as active thinking, sensitivity to new issues and their powerful innovative potential, are vitally important to the future of the petroleum industry.

The World Petroleum Council, aware of the importance of providing young professionals and students with the significant role they deserve, promoted the 1st Youth Forum, the first activity in which young people have played a leading role in the WPC’s 75-year history.

This event was held in Beijing from 17-20 October 2004 under the theme “Youth and Innovation – the Future of the Petroleum Industry”. The Forum was an overwhelming success and won widespread acclaim from its participants. Since then, young professionals and students have been on the World Petroleum Council’s agenda as one of its most significant, foremost topics, laying the foundations for international exchange and cooperation in the future.

On the 8th and 9th of January 2007, seventeen members chosen by the WPC’s National Committees met in Madrid to create the World Petroleum Council’s Youth Committee, basing their organisation on the following principals:

Vision
• Youth engaged in the petroleum industry to design a sustainable future

Mission
• To create and nurture a collaborative, global forum for young people to be heard
• To champion new ideas within the petroleum industry
• To promote a realistic image of the petroleum industry, its challenges and opportunities
• To bridge the generation gap through mentorship networks

Values
• Transparency
• Integrity
• Diversity
• Social responsibility
• Environmental stewardship
• Technological innovation
• Long term thinking

The Committee is actively engaged in contributing to the 19th World Petroleum Congress and is playing a crucial role by putting together the wide range of interesting youth activities which make up the Youth Programme.

The 19th World Petroleum Congress Youth Programme For the first time in the history of the WPC, young professionals and students who are interested in actively participating in the oil and gas industry, will
find a space in which they will be able to express their opinions, meet other professionals from the industry and share viewpoints with senior representatives of the petroleum sector and top executives from the world’s leading oil and gas companies.

This Youth Programme, sponsored by Nexen, will also provide a platform for young people from all parts of the world to demonstrate their skills while creating an opportunity for petroleum industry management to find and select the industry professionals of the future. All these activities will provide a perfect opportunity for
Young People to stand out and be considered for what they are, a key element in the oil and gas industry, the future.

Awards for Young Authors
The Spanish Organising Committee has announced a total of €5,000 in prizes to be awarded for the best papers or posters accepted by authors under 35 who submitted their abstracts during the Call for Papers period. The Best Young Author will be awarded €3,000
and two runners-up will receive €1,000 each.

Members of the Youth Committee during the Council Meeting 2007 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, November 2007

Nearly twenty per cent of all selected papers and posters for the Congress were submitted by young people under 35.

Grants Programme
The Spanish Organising Committee offers 50 grants to promote participation of youth in the 19th WPC. These grants include free registration to the Congress and five night accommodation in a hotel.

The Students Programme
In addition to the students selected in Spain, 50 international students will be offered free access to the 19th WPC. In exchange for helping in the organization of the Congress (as assistants for Chairs, Vicechairs, CPC Members, the Posters Plaza, etc. for a limited number of hours) the students will have free access to all
Plenary, Technical and Special Sessions, the World Petroleum
Exhibition, the Global Business Opportunities Centre, the Youth Reception Party and the Closing Ceremony.

Youth Centre Exhibition Stand
Within the Global Business Opportunities Centre, a 90 m2 stand located in a privileged area next to the Plenary Hall, the Social Responsibility Global Village and the Posters Plaza will gather all visitors to the Exhibition in a space in which young people will be able to speak and be heard by decision makers. Senior industry experts and young people will be able to get together to discuss and exchange views on the most important issues currently affecting the petroleum industry.

Special Session on Youth
The Special Session on Youth will be held on Thursday 3rd of July 2008 in the Plenary Hall. CEOs from the oil and gas industry, a Government Authority, and 3 young people (1 student + 2 young professionals) along with the audience, will get together to discuss
the main topic selected for the Special Session. (eg. if the petroleum industry needs an image makeover to be the employer of choice)
For further information on the 19th World Petroleum
Congress Youth Programme, please visit

www.19wpc.com/young_pros.php

WORLD PETROLEUM CONCIL - First Youth Forum

Theme: Youth & Innovation –The Future of Petroleum Industry
17th – 20th October, 2004

Beijing International Convention Center (BICC), Beijing , China

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WORLD PETROLEUM COUNCIL - Second Youth Forum

Theme: Coming soon in 2009