updated 28 April, 2008
To: Members of the SBL
RE: AAR Announcement
On April 14th the AAR issued the following statement to its members:
In light of scheduling and logistical problems connected with the proposed Independent Annual Meeting, and given the views our members expressed in our recent member survey, the [AAR] Board, in its April 12, 2008 meeting, approved a recommendation that the AAR begin scheduling concurrent, yet independent Annual Meetings with the Society of Biblical Literature as soon as is feasible. Assuming that the SBL is agreeable to meeting concurrently, it is our intention that such meetings would feature ….
(The full text of this announcement may be found on line at: http://www.aarweb.org/About_AAR/Announcements/2008/IAM.asp
The SBL Council discussed this announcement at its meeting on April 26, 2008, and offers the following comment to SBL members.
We are pleased to hear of this new development, and wish to reaffirm our continued interest in meeting at the same time and in the same city as the AAR. The SBL was not involved in the original decision by AAR; nor have we been involved in the present one. We will certainly discuss with AAR the feasibility of meeting in the same city at the traditional time (the weekend before US Thanksgiving) as soon as it is possible given present scheduling commitments and contractual arrangements. We are already scheduled through 2012 (Chicago) and 2013 (Baltimore). Once discussions commence with AAR regarding future concurrent meetings, the SBL Executive Director will report regularly on the progress in making this a practical reality. We firmly believe that holding the SBL Annual Meeting at the same time and in the same city as other organizations involved in the advancement of biblical, religious, theological, and related academic studies is a good idea. It brings together people from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to exchange ideas and build relationships.
The 2008 Annual Meeting is in Boston from November 21-25 at the Hynes Convention Center on Boylston Street.
updated 17 March, 2008
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updated 27 February, 2008
The Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions (SAMR) is partnering with SBL at the Annual Meeting. For more information on this new group click here.
Call for Papers: Closed 1 March
New Program Units in 2008:
Early Christianity and the Ancient Economy Consultation
Ethics and Biblical Interpretation Consultation
Exile (Forced Migrations) in Biblical Literature Consultation
Second Corinthians: Pauline Theology in the Making Seminar
Service-Learning and Biblical Studies Workshop
We invite you to hold a breakfast, lunch, reception, or special session at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in Boston 21 - 25 November 2008. A new benefit for colleges, universities, and seminaries holding gatherings at the SBL Annual Meeting will be the opportunity to exhibit information about your school at a table top display in the exhibit hall. All additional and affiliate meetings will be printed in the regular flow of SBL program sessions, with a clear designation of the host or sponsor noted and the opportunity to include an institutional logo. This will enable you to easily plan your attendance at all meeting sessions. You will no longer need to go to the back of the program book to find the additional meetings.
Requests received by 1st October will be listed in the Online Program book and the Program Book distributed at the meeting.
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