International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (1968-), learned society
The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) is an international association devoted to the study of Septuagint and related literature.
History
The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies was founded on December 19, 1968, in Berkeley, CA at a session in conjunction with the annual meeting of the SBL. Harry M. Orlinski was the first president. Since 1971 the Organization has held international meetings in conjunction with the IOSOT Congresses.
Since 1968, IOSCS has been publishing the journal Bulletin of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (BIOSCS), which is now about to be renamed Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies.
International Meetings
1968 (Berkeley, California) - Founding Meeting at the 1968 SBL Annual Meeting
1971 (Uppsala, Sweden) - 1st International Meeting
1974 (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 2nd International Meeting
1977 (Goettingen, Germany) - 3rd International Meeting
1980 (Vienna, Austria) - 4th International Meeting
1983 (Salamanca, Spain) - 5th International Meeting
1986 (Jerusalem, Israel) - 6th International Meeting
1989 (Leuven, Belgium) - 7th International Meeting
1992 (Paris, France) - 8th International Meeting
1995 (Cambridge, England) - 9th International Meeting
1998 (Oslo, Norwey) - 10th International Meeting
2001 (Basel, Switzerland) - 11th International Meeting
2004 (Leiden, Netherlands) - 12th International Meeting
2007 (Lubljanja, Slovenia) - 13th International Meeting
2010 (Helsinki, Finland) - 14th International Meeting
2013