Well, it's official. The good folks at Logos are, for some reason, cartin' me along to the ETS and SBL meetings in San Antonio in November. Yay!

I've never been to an ETS or SBL meeting. I've wanted to go to the annual SBL meeting for a few years now; it seems like there is always lots of interesting stuff going on there. I'll surely pull booth duty for a decent share of the conferences, but this brings me to my question.

I'm guessing that the few folks that do read this blog (those outside of Logos, anyway) have some familiarity with the ETS and SBL conferences. So take a look at the category listing on the right side of the page. That's the kind of stuff I'm interested in — particularly textual criticism, apostolic fathers, and the pastoral epistles; not to mention Greek (grammars, lexicography, etc.) and early versions of the New Testament. I'm not too familiar with Coptic/Armenian/Ethiopic/etc., but I just generally think such things are cool. Of course, sessions on the use of computers in Biblical study are of primary interest.

Do you have any sessions, papers, or whatnot you'd recommend that I attend? I'm looking at building a list of sessions to potentially attend so that, in the event of free time, I'll have an idea where to go without having to stop and consult the program — I'll just head to the spot on my list for that timeframe. Drop me an email or drop a comment on this thread with some pointers for me. (Please don't just point me to the program book; I'm looking for folks recommending specific sessions. Thanks.)

Also, if you're going to be at ETS or SBL and would like to meet for some reason, drop me a line. The email is textgeek@gmail.com. Apart from booth duty (and I'm unsure what that obligation will be) my schedule is fairly much wide open. So if you want to talk about any of the above subjects, or Bible software, or whatever ... let me know; and please suggest a day and time to meet. I'd love to talk with you further.

Thanks!