Dr. Al Bento
Merrick School of Business
Business Center 473
(410) 837-5272

Service Activities

External Activities

  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Information Technology Management, a publication of the Association of Management, from September 2004, on.
  • Co-Chair, Network and Internet Security Mini-Track, 2006 Association of Information Systems Conference, Acapulco, Mexico, August 2006.
  • Chair, Association of Information Systems Special Interest Group in Security,SIGSEC, from July 2001 to May 2006.
  • Co-Chair, Network and Internet Security Mini-Track, 2005 Association of Information Systems Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, August 2005.
  • Co-Chair, Network and Internet Security Mini-Track, 2004 Association of Information Systems Conference, New York, August 2004.
  • Co-Chair, Network and Internet Security Mini-Track, 2003 Association of Information Systems Conference, Tampa, August 2003.
  • Co-Chair, Network and Internet Security Mini-Track, 2002 Association of Information Systems Conference, Dallas, August 2002.
  • Co-Chair, Network and Internet Security Mini-Track, 2001 Association of Information Systems Conference, Boston, August 2001
  • Chair, Web-based Teaching and Training Mini-Track, 1999 Association of Information Systems Conference, Milwaukee, August 1999.
  • Reviewer (panel member), National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Program, June 1999.
  • Mini-Track Chair, Web-based Teaching and Training, 1998 Association of Information Systems Conference, Baltimore, August 1998.
  • Editor, CIS-L Careers and Trends in Information Systems, from March, 1994, to date.
  • Speaker, "World Wide Web Development," 1996 Maryland Technology Showcase, December 1996.
  • Track Chair, Technology-Briefings, 1996 Association of Information Systems, Arizona, August 1996.
  • Session Chair, "Collaborative Tools and Multimedia," 1996 Association of Information Systems Conference, Arizona, August 1996.
  • Discussant, "Technology in Higher Education," 1995 Maryland Technology Showcase, December 1995.
  • Speaker, "Business and the World Wide Web," AACSB Mid-Atlantic Regional meeting, Baltimore, September 1995.
  • Session Chair, 1995 AIS Americas Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 1995
  • Editor, IS Research Centers page, ISWorld Net, from November, 1994 to May, 1995.
  • Senior Editor, Journal of Information Technology Management, March 1988 to July 1994. Presently listed as Founding Senior Editor of the Journal.
  • Chair, Information Systems Policy & Management Division, Association of Management, 1990 to 1992.
  • Co-Chair, Information Systems Policy & Management Division, Association of Management, 1989 to 1990.
  • Chair, "Information Technology Management Research" session at the National Conference of the Association of Management, Orlando, August 1990.
  • Chair, "MIS Research Trends" panel at the National Conference of the Association of Management, Boston, November 1989.
  • Chair, "Information Systems" session at the TIMS/ORSA National Conference, Denver, October 1988.
  • Chair, "End-User Systems Management" session at the National Conference of TIMS/ORSA, Saint Louis, October 1987.
  • Reviewer, Management Information Systems Quarterly, from 1984 to date.
  • Reviewer, IBSCUG Annual North American Conference, 1987, and many other conferences from 1998 on.
  • Book reviewer, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. and McMillan Publishing Co. 1984-1985.

    Note: Received the Association of Management RAM Award , its highest award, in 1994.

Internal Activities

  • Member, Merrick School Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2003-2007
  • Member, Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, Merrick School of Business, 2003-2004
  • Senator, University of Baltimore Faculty Senate, 2003-2004
  • Vice-President, Faculty Senate, Merrick School of Business, 2000-2001
  • Director, Merrick School MIS Advanced Lab, 1999-2000
  • Member, University of Baltimore Information Management Advisory Committee, 1999-2000
  • Member, Merrick School Awards Committee, 1999-2000
  • Webmaster, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, 1994-1998
  • Member, Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, Merrick School of Business, 1996-1998
  • Senator, University Faculty Senate, Merrick School of Business, 1996-1998
  • Member, Research Committee, 1996-1997
  • Co-Chair, UB-Coppin Collaborative Project, with Ramu Kannan. The study of the use of the World Wide Web for Research. The Business Academic Resources Directory (BARD) was developed (http://www.ubalt.edu/www/msb/bard/), Fall 1996 and Spring 1997
  • Webmaster, Pebble.ubalt.edu . Created and implemented the first web server at the Merrick School of Business http://pebble.ubalt.edu, 1996-1997 (now an official School server).
  • Co-Chair, UB-Coppin Collaborative Project, with Ramu Kannan. The study of the use of the World Wide Web for Teaching. A paper was presented at the 1996 AIS Conference, and faculty development workshops, Spring 1995 to Fall 1996.
  • Member, Executive Development Committee, 1995-1996.
  • Speaker, "Panel on Ethics and the Internet," Hoffberger Center, Ethics Week, April 1995.
  • Member, Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, Merrick School of Business, 1994-1995.
  • Member, Faculty Technical Support Committee, 1994-1995.
  • Member, University Academic Policies Committee, 1994-1995.
  • Faculty Senate President, Merrick School of Business, August 1993 to May 1994.
  • Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1991-1993.

    Note: received the 1997 Merrick School of Business Service Award.

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