Invitation to Fall Meeting 2025

Fall Meeting 2025

SEPTLA / NYATLA Joint Meeting

Thursday, October 9, 2025

New Brunswick Theological Seminary

The Fall Meeting will be a joint meeting with NYATLA at centrally located New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

For those who cannot attend in person, virtual attendance is an option. Details will be provided to those who indicate virtual attendance on the RSVP form linked below.

Please RSVP by September 18 using this Google Form.

Schedule

  • 10:00 Arrivals and light refreshments (Lobby of Academic Building, next to Sage Library; directions below)
  • 10:30 Welcome by President McCreary
  • 10:35 Program: Presentation by Chris Rosser on Artificial Intelligence in Theological Libraries
  • 12:00 Lunch ($16/person payable to SEPTLA by credit card in advance [link will go out on the SEPTLA list] or by check at the meeting)
  • 1:00 Joint discussion
  • 1:45 Business meetings for SEPTLA and NYATLA, respectively
  • 2:30 Tour of Sage Library (optional)
  • 3:00 Departures

“Artificial Intelligence and Theology: A Bibliographic Essay,” a recent article by Brady Alan Beard in Theological Librarianship, may be of interest as background to the main program.

Directions

For maps and directions, refer to the Visiting Sage web page. If driving, park in Parking Lot 37 as shown on the map, and use “16 Bishop Place” as the GPS address for the parking lot.