Regional Associations
Blue dots at left show locations of active regional associations.
Most are also affiliated with the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) or the American Academy of Religion (AAR). Additional associations are currently forming.
List
of Regional Associations
Pacific
Northwest (PNW): web
site [AK, AB, BC, ID, MT, OR, WA]
Regional Groups: AAR/SBL/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Gloria London (galondon@earthlink.net)
Next Meeting: May 7-9, 2010, University of Victoria, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Please visit the Call
for Papers for the 2010 meeting.
Central
States Region: web site [IL, IA, KS, KY, MO, NE, OK, TN]
Regional Groups: SBL/ASOR
ASOR Rep: David Chapman (david.chapman@covenantseminary.edu)
Next Meeting: March 21-22, 2010, St. Louis Marriott West.
There will be a plenary speaker at the conference, Dr. Jodi Magness. The ASOR session invites proposals on any aspect of the Ancient Near East or Mediterranean archaeology.
Eastern
Great Lakes Biblical Society: web
site [PA, NY, East MI, OH, East IN, WV, East KY, MD]
Regional Groups: SBL/CBA/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Suzanne Richard (Richard@gannon.edu) (send to Sheila E. McGinn (EGLBS@jcu.edu)
Next Meeting: April 8-9, 2010, Quality Inn & Suites, Richfield, Ohio. Please visit the Call for Papers for the 2010 meeting. There is a general call for papers on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East & Mediterranean/Archaeology & the Bible.
Mid-Atlantic
Region: web
site [eastern PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Barry Gittlen (bgittlen@towson.edu)
Next Meeting: March 11-12, 2010,
Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. Please visit the Call for Papers for the 2010 meeting. There is a call for proposals on the Integration of the Bible and Archaeology.
Southeastern
Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR or Southeast Region): web
site [FL, GA, AL, MS, TN, KY, NC, SC]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Greg Linton (GLinton@jbc.edu)
Next Meeting: March 5-7, 2010, Atlanta Marriott Century Center.
Please visit the Call
for Papers for the 2010 meeting.
Southwest
Commission on Religious Studies (SWCRS or Southwest Region): web site [OK, TX, AK, LA, MO, KS, NM,
CO]
Regional Groups: SBL, AAR, ASSR, ASOR
ASOR Rep: Nancy Reed/Michael Homan (nancy.reed@ttu.edu; mhoman@xula.edu)
Next Meeting: March 12-14, 2010,
Marriott Hotel DFW North, Dallas, Texas. Please visit the Call for Papers for the 2010 meeting. The ASOR sessions include topics on biblical archaeology, excavation reports, history and archaeology of the ancient Near East.
New
England Region: web
site [MA, NH, VT, ME, RI, CT]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Andy Vaughn (asored@bu.edu)
Next Meeting: April 16, 2010,
Andover-Newton Theological School
Midwest
Region: web site [IL, WI, MI, IN]
Regional Groups: SBL/AOS/ASOR
ASOR rep: K. Lawson Younger (lyounger@tiu.edu)
Next Meeting: February 12-14, 2010, Valparaiso University,
Valparaiso, Indiana
Pacific
Coast Region: web
site [CA, AZ]
Regional Groups: AAR/SBL
ASOR Rep: Beth Albert-Nakhai (bnakhai@email.arizona.edu)
Next meeting:
March 13-15, 2010, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
. Please visit the Call
for Papers for the 2010 meeting.
Upper Midwest Region: web site [IA, MN, ND, SD, WI, Manitoba, NW Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR
ASOR Rep: Mark Schuler (Schuler@csp.edu)
Next Meeting: April 9-10, 2010, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. There is a call for papers on the archaeology of the ancient Near East including excavation updates and summaries of work in progress.
Rocky Mountains/Great Plains Region: web site [CO, NE, WY, NM, UT, MO]
Regional Groups: SBL
ASOR Rep: Rami Arav (rarav@mail.unomaha.edu)
Next Meeting: April 9-10, 2010,
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. There is a call for papers in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology for the ASOR session.
Liaison with ASOR: Suzanne Richard, Chair, ASOR Regional Associations Committee (Richard@gannon.edu)
If you would like an announcement of your regional association's events posted to this page, please either email the information to asorad@bu.edu or fax it to the ASOR Boston office at 617-353-6575.
Last updated 10/20/09