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Societ Y Information SOCIETY INFORMATION The mission of the Society of Biblical Literature is to foster International Meeting biblical scholarship. This mission is accomplished through seven The International Meeting is held annually outside North strategic goals: America. Drawing between 500 and 800 attendees from over Z Collaborate with educational institutions and 40 countries, the size and varying locales of this meeting other appropriate organizations to support biblical provide a unique and intimate forum for scholarly discourse scholarship and teaching across continents. The program draws attention to the regional interests of biblical scholarship, both in our host institution and Z Develop resources for diverse audiences, including as represented in the institutions of our attendees. The meeting students, religious communities and the general usually takes place between the beginning of July and the middle public of August. Z Encourage study of biblical literature and its cultural Publications and Technology contexts SBL Publications offers a wide variety of resources for biblical Z Facilitate broad and open discussion from a variety of studies specialists as well as students in colleges, universities, perspectives and seminaries; leaders in church and synagogue settings; and members of the general public. Books published include major Z Offer members opportunities for mutual support, reference works, commentaries, text editions and translations, intellectual growth, and professional development as scholarly monographs, tools for teaching and research, and works teachers and scholars of general interest. In addition, the SBL serves as the exclusive Z Organize congresses for scholarly exchange distributor of all Brown Judaic Studies volumes and as the North American distributor of works by Sheffield Phoenix Press. The Z Publish biblical scholarship Journal of Biblical Literature is one of the oldest and most These strategic goals are, in turn, pursued through a number distinguished journals in biblical scholarship, while the online of SBL programs and initiatives under the leadership of SBL Review of Biblical Literature offers the most comprehensive volunteers and staff. review of biblical studies publications. The Society also sponsors the online journal TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism and PROGRams anD InitiatiVes The Online Critical Pseudepigrapha. Finally, the Society continues to provide leadership for font development, markup standards, Congresses and digitization of primary sources through partnerships with The Society’s meetings bring together scholars from around the museums and related institutions. world to foster biblical scholarship by: Z showcasing the latest in biblical research THE PROFessiON Z fostering collegial contacts Career Resources The Society provides resources for employment and professional Z advancing research development information in a variety of ways. Through its Z highlighting a wide range of professional issues Annual Meeting, the Society offers career development and job listing and interview resources, with which employers Annual Meeting are able to list job openings online for member access, and The North American Annual Meeting is the largest international members are able to register to display their Curriculum Vitae gathering of biblical scholars in the world. Each meeting and interview with employers. Since 2011, SBL and AAR hold highlights the study of the Bible, archaeology, related languages their Annual Meetings concurrently and there is one jointly and literatures, theology, religion, and contemporary issues sponsored Employment Center at the Annual Meetings. The such as the Bible in American public education. The Annual Center includes all of the services AAR and SBL have offered Meeting also features the world’s largest exhibit of books and independently, including the ability to list jobs online and to digital resources for biblical studies—all of which are also for sale display candidate credentials and register for interviews. The at this congress. Members benefit from the meetings of other societies also offer helpful events such as panel reviews of organizations that convene at the same time. pertinent topics that focus on the “how to” of the application and job-interview process. SBL & AAR Annual Meetings Program Book See the full Annual Meetings program online at www.sbl-site.org and www.aarweb.org 45 Career Development Committee Online Books Program: Visitors to the SBL web site from The SBL Career Development Committee addresses the variety ICI-qualifying countries now have access to free PDF files of of needs that arise throughout the career life cycle of all the almost two hundred titles. society’s members. Its major responsibilities are to: SBL ICI Membership: Membership in SBL by those from ICI Z focus on all aspects of the career landscape and life countries has increased by 40% since the launch of the program. cycle, including the ways in which our members’ We now have almost four hundred scholars and students who identities and personal lives intersect with their have taken advantage of the special ICI membership rates. careers Its main goal is to make the excellent work of colleagues in under- Z develop resources for members in all institutional resourced parts of the world known all over the globe, including locations the traditional centers of biblical scholarship in (mainly) Europe and North America. Z educate members regarding professional issues, especially when new concerns arise (e.g., the rise of Status of Women in the Profession Committee adjunct positions over tenure track, cultural taxation, The Status of Women in the Profession Committee encourages retirement planning in a depressed economy) the participation of women in all areas of biblical studies. In Z advocate with other organizations on behalf of the pursuit of this mandate, the committee focuses its efforts in the interests and needs of members areas of mentoring, networking, and opening biblical studies to greater participation by women. Funding is given for a limited International Cooperation Initiative number of non–North American women to attend congresses. The Society’s International Cooperation Initiative, which began in 2007, works to benefit biblical scholars and students globally Student Advisory Board with programs related to all aspects of the SBL. In addition to the Started in 2005, the purpose of this advisory group is to coordinate programs already in place, these initiatives have been successfully student participation across all Society activities, committees, and launched or enlarged: programs in an effort to foster greater opportunities for student participation and leadership development. The explicit goals of International Voices in Biblical Studies (IVBS): This online, this group are to: open-access book series is guided by an international group of Z scholars who serve as editors, collaborators, and peer-reviewers of facilitate a greater connection between students and submissions for publication. IVBS is designed to provide a venue the Society with a view toward lifetime membership, for facilitating the distribution and impact of works written in volunteer involvement, and leadership numerous regions of the world well beyond their local contexts. Z provide resources and programming specifically The goal is to make the excellent work of colleagues in under- geared toward student members resourced parts of the world known all over the globe, including Z the traditional centers of biblical scholarship in (mainly) Europe to develop and groom the next generation of leaders and North America. The works published in this series will generally be in the area of reception history and criticism and Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities Committee will not be limited to any particular biblical text or historical The Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession timeframe. The works will mainly be published in English and, Committee has long supported the recruitment and mentoring wherever possible, also in the primary languages of authors. of racial and ethnic minority students from among the African American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American populations. ICI Liaison Network: Open communications is the key to success in any endeavor, especially when the parties are located in Regions all regions of the globe. The Liaison Network engages volunteers Throughout the academic year, the regions coordinate lectures to promote awareness of the resources and benefits of the ICI and conferences that keep the regions active and up to date in to biblical scholars and biblical studies programs throughout the latest biblical research and teaching. These meetings provide the world in a much more locally effective manner. Under an intimate setting for scholarly exchange. the leadership of Nathaniel Levtow (University of Montana), this global communications network promises to expand the Regional Scholars Program influence of the ICI and foster biblical scholarship in new and The Society’s regions identify exemplary new scholars, particularly exciting ways. women and underrepresented minorities, for consideration and selection as one of the Society’s Regional Scholars. A maximum of six regional scholars are selected each year and given stipends to cover a portion of the cost of attending the Annual Meeting. 46 SBL & AAR Annual Meetings Program Book See the full Annual Meetings program online at www.sbl-site.org and www.aarweb.org Administration TheFinance/Audit/Investment
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