Society of Biblical Literature
Click here to see the info about OBSA on SBL Calendar of events: http://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/events.aspx
There is also an SBL unit for islanders called "Islands, Islanders, Bible" where some of us are participating annually to promote island biblical scholarship. At this year's meeting in San Francisco (19-22 Nov 2011) we'll have two sessions, and here are the presenters and their papers.
S19-326
Islands, Islanders, and Bible
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
11/19/2011
Intercontinental Ballroom C
Bible in Oceania
This session will be a platform for engaging readings by Pacific islanders, from a sea of islands in Oceania, with words, stories, questions and a carving. It will provide a feel for Oceania, in form, context and content.
S20-124
Islands, Islanders, and Bible
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
11/20/2011
Yerba Buena 8
Islands and Bible (In)Transit
The papers address the complexities of migration, the stresses of being foreigners, strangers and barbarians, the reception of the bible in the basin and further up north, and beyond ... hovering around a selection of biblical texts