The Seventh Enoch Seminar in Camaldoli, Italy, 2013

The schedule has been set for the Seventh Enoch Seminar to be held in Camaldoli, Italy, July 21-26, 2013. Camadoli was the site of the Third Enoch Seminary in 2007. The theme of the Seventh Enoch Seminar is "Enoch and Synoptic Traditions." The line up looks great. More information can be found on the 4 Enoch site. Here is the planned schedule:

SUNDAY 21 JULY 2013

Arrivals - Bus from the Arezzo Railway Station (around 3:30pm--4pm).
Accomodation at Camaldoli
Welcome 6pm-6:30pm Opening session 6pm-7:45 -- Introduction (Loren Stuckenbruck)

MONDAY 22 JULY 2013

8pm Breakfast
8:45am-10:30am -- Papers One and Two
11:00am-12:45am -- Papers Three and Four
1pm -- Lunch
4:00pm - 5:30pm -- Discussion groups (one group for each of the morning papers)
6:00pm-7:30pm -- Reading Session
8pm -- Dinner

TUESDAY 23 JULY 2013

8pm Breakfast
8:45am-10:30am -- Papers Five and Six
11:00am-12:45am -- Papers Seven and Eight
1pm -- Lunch
4:00pm - 5:30pm -- Discussion groups (one group for each of the morning papers)
6:00pm-7:30pm -- Reading Session
8pm -- Dinner

WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2013

8pm Breakfast
8:45am-10:45am -- Short Papers (30m each in parallel sessions)
11:15am-12:45am -- Short Papers (30m each in parallel sessions)
1pm -- Lunch
Afternoon trip to the Camaldoli Eremo and the La Verna Convent.

THURSDAY 25 JULY 2013

8pm Breakfast
8:45am-10:30am -- Papers Nine and Ten
11:00am-12:45am -- Papers Eleven and Twelve
1pm -- Lunch
4:00pm - 5:30pm -- Discussion groups (one group for each of the morning papers)
6:00pm-7:30pm -- Wrap-Up Session
8pm -- Dinner

FRIDAY 26 JULY 2013

Breakfast
Bus to Arezzo Railway Station

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