2026 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference
9–11 June 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Contact Information
Bienor Melo, Conference Program Manager
Questions? Email bmelo@spe.org
Forms and Deadlines
| Form | Due Date | Submit To |
| Draft Manuscript Due | 10 February 2026 | Session Chairpersons |
| Transfer of Copyright Form/Policy (pdf).
One form must be submitted from each author on the manuscript |
10 March 2026 | Refer to Author Notification Email |
| Paper Information Form (pdf) | 10 March 2026 | Refer to Author Notification Email |
|
Manuscript Template (docx) |
10 March 2026 | Refer to Author Notification Email |
| Technical / ePoster Session Presentation (ppt) | 12 May 2026 | Session Chairpersons |
Manuscript Information
Please ensure you allow enough time for your manuscript to be approved by senior management/stakeholders.
Your session chairpersons will be reviewing a DRAFT of your manuscript. This is to improve the quality of the technical program and avoid any commercialism. The deadline for submitting your DRAFT Manuscript to your session chairperson is Tuesday 10 February 2026.
DO NOT UPLOAD YOUR DRAFT INTO THE ONLINE SYSTEM. Send directly to your session chairpersons. They will review and if applicable, advise you of any revisions to make before submitting your FINAL manuscript and forms online on or before the Manuscript deadline of Tuesday 10 March 2026.
Presentation Preparation Information
Technical Session Presentation
You will have 25 minutes for your presentation and any Q&A (20 minutes presentation time and 5 minutes Q&A). Per the guidelines provided, please be sure to include the following information in the header or footer on each slide:
You will need to submit your PowerPoint presentation to your session chairperson for review by 12 May 2026.
Please bring the final version of the presentation with you to the conference on a USB drive.
You will need to be at the Technical Session Room 30 minutes before the session starts session starts. This gives you time to check your presentation and meet your session chairperson.
ePoster Presentation
You will have 15 minutes for your presentation and any Q&A (9-10 minutes presentation time and 4-5 minutes Q&A). Per the guidelines provided, please be sure to include the following information in the header or footer on each slide:
We ask that you be prepared to fill in during a technical session should there be a no-show or late withdraw.
You will need to submit your PowerPoint presentation to your session chairperson for review by 12 May 2026.
Please bring the final version of the presentation with you to the conference on a USB drive.
You will need to be at the ePoster station 10 minutes before the ePoster session starts. This gives you time to check your presentation and meet your session chairperson.
Author Resources