Zoom, Zoom, Zoom—Tenth Day of a 10-day online academic conference Two years ago, at SBLAAR18 in Denver, CO, I gave a presentation on the final morning of the conference. It

Fatigue in a Virtual Conference—Ninth Day of an Academic Conference in 2020 My first two sessions have been assigned to me as SBLAAR20 Tech Assist. I am pleased to say

Hermeneutics & the Hebrew Bible—Eighth Day of an Academic Conference in 2020 This morning’s session at SBLAAR20 focused in a specific area of biblical studies that intersects directly with my

STEM, Science Fiction, and Religion—Seventh Day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 Today marked my earliest morning attendance for this virtual conference. The “wildcard” session on religious responses

Synchronicity is a Thing—Sixth Day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 Expecting a live stream, I planned my day and family life around this SBLAAR20 scheduled event. You

Rest & Recoop—fifth day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 There are a few publisher sessions advertised on the conference app, but after dedicating most of this week

Tech in a Virtual Conference—fourth day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 I responded to a request to serve as “tech assist” during the virtual conference. This meant

Coffee & Zoom—third day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 The adrenaline that helped me wake up early this week has now gone away, and it is shear

Busy Just Sitting Around—second day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 Scanning for name badges takes on a whole new meaning in a virtual conference. Half of the