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The Society has eleven regional groups. These groups are autonomous groups of SBL members who have come together to meet locally. Some groups are affiliated with other biblical and religious societies.
Any SBL member may attend any Regional Meeting but information is only sent automatically to members within the region.
2012 Regional Meeting Schedule
| Central States |
March 18- 19
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St. Louis Marriott West |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| Eastern Great Lakes |
March 22-23
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Quality Inn & Suites |
Richfield, Ohio |
| Mid Atlantic |
March 15- 16
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Hyatt Regency New Brunswick |
New Brunswick, NJ |
| Midwest |
February 10-12
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Olivet Nazarene University |
Bourbonnais, Illinois |
| New England |
April 27 |
Andover-Newton Theo. School |
Newton Centre, MA |
| Pacific Coast |
March 24-26
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Santa Clara University |
Santa Clara, California |
| Pacific Northwest |
May 11- 13 |
Concordia University |
Portland, Oregon |
| Rocky Mnts - Great Plains |
March 23- 24
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Brigham Young University |
Provo, Utah |
| Southeastern |
March 2-4
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Atlanta Marriott Century Center |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| Southwestern |
March 9- 11 |
Marriott Hotel, DFW Airport North |
Irving, Texas |
| Upper Midwest |
March 30- 31 |
Luther Seminary |
St. Paul, MN |
John Strong is the Chair of the Regional Coordinators Committee.
Click here to view other members of the
committee.
Regions Administration and Structure
Regional gatherings have long been
integral to the Society’s activities and its members’ interests, and they have
grown and evolved in numerous ways.
They, however, were confronted with the need to change their mode of
operation in 2002 with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. While these regulations challenged the
decentralization of the Society that the regions favored, the Society’s Council
and Executive Director committed themselves to maintaining the independence and
distinctiveness of the North American regions and to supporting regional
ownership and creativity. In this
regard, Council appointed a Task Force on Regions in its October 2009 fall
council meeting and charged the task force with making recommendations on how
to comply with federal mandates while preserving the strengths of the
regions.
The Task Force committed itself to
several objectives:
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promote SBL’s engagement on a regional level in North America in order to
foster biblical scholarship
- to
reduce risk and liability issues confronted in the course of such
engagement
- to
enable the Society to allocate resource dollars more effectively on
regional programs
- to
encourage and promote the independence and distinctiveness of the regions
- to
support regional ownership and creativity; and
- to
help scale and replicate regional initiatives and programs in other
regions and at the national and international levels
To view the full final report submitted to Council, click
here.
Regional Scholars Program
The Regional Scholars' Program has been developed by the Society of Biblical Literature's Council of Regional Coordinators to recognize promising younger scholars in the field of biblical studies. Its objective is to encourage their intellectual development through a mentoring program and to provide practical assistance in securing a place to present their work at the Society's Annual Meeting.
Information on the application process is available from the Regional Coordinator of each region.
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Central States Region
Eastern Great Lakes Region
Mid Atlantic Region
Midwest Region
New England Region
Pacific Coast Region
Pacific Northwest Region
Rocky Mountains - Great Plains Region
Southeastern Region
Southwestern Region
Upper Midwest Region
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