Prof Ben Light's Recognition (61)

Association of Internet Researchers Nancy Baym Book Award - 2020 for NSFW: Sex, Humor and Risk in Social Media, MIT Press.
2020

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)
Description	In 2020 my book (Paasonen, S., Jarrett, K., and Light, B. (2019) NSFW: Sex, Humor and Risk in Social Media, MIT Press, Cambridge) won the prestigious Association of Internet Researchers Nancy Baym Book Award.
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Research on Inclusive Society
Org Units	School of Health & Society

AoIR 2017, Doctoral Colloqiuum Chair, Tartu, Estonia.
2017 - 2017

Recognition Type	Conference organisation

Best paper award European Conference on Information Systems: Claudio Ciborra Award for most Provocative Paper, Helsinki, Finland.
2011

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)
Description	My work on SingStar, with Dr Gordon Fletcher won best paper award at the 2011 European Conference on Information Systems. Fletcher, G., and Light, B. (2011). Interpreting digital gaming practices: SingStar as a technology of work. ECIS 2011 Proceedings. Paper 154.
Affiliated Organisations	#1 ORGANISATION NOT LISTED
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Research on Inclusive Society Salford Business School Research
Org Units	Salford Business School School of Health & Society

Visiting Professor, ITU, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2011 - 2011

Recognition Type	Visiting researcher or honorary positions

Associate Editor New Media and Society
2012

Recognition Type	Editorial positions and memberships on Editorial Boards

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Women in the North West: A Multi-Method Study of Cervical Screening Attitudes, Experiences and Uptake, with the Lesbian and Gay Foundation. Winner of Jo’s Cervical Trust Award, Joint PI, £103,000, National Health Service, Can
2012

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)

Digital Media Engagement and Sexual Health for Boys and Young Men – with Brook Advisory. Nominated for Brook National Innovation Award, Joint PI, £120,000, Economic and Social Research Council Funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership.
2012

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)

Best Paper Award: UK Academy for Information Systems, Cheltenham, UK.
2006

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)
Description	Best Paper Award: UK Academy for Information Systems
Affiliated Organisations	#1 ORGANISATION NOT LISTED
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Research on Inclusive Society
Org Units	School of Health & Society

Strategic IT Infrastructure Study, with Career Management Consultants Finalist for KTP Awards 03, PI, £87,112, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council/Department of Trade and Industry Knowledge Transfer Partnership.
2003

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)

Best Paper Award (by a PhD Student): Information Resources Management Association Conference, Toronto, Canada.
2001

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)
Description	Best Paper Award for PhD work at the 2003 Information Resources Management Association, Toronto, Canada.
Affiliated Organisations	#1 ORGANISATION NOT LISTED
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Research on Inclusive Society
Org Units	School of Health & Society

Best Paper Award. Americas Conference on information Systems, Long Beach, USA.
2000

Recognition Type	Awards and prizes (external)
Description	Winner of Best Paper Award. Americas Conference on information Systems Holland, C., Light, B., Beck, P., Berdugo, Y., Millar, R., Press, N. and Setlavad, M. (2000). An International Analysis of the Maturity of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Use, In Proceedings of the 6th Americas Conference on Information Systems Association for Information Systems. Long Beach, USA. (Winner of Best Paper Award). Paper 159. http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2000/159
Affiliated Organisations	#1 ORGANISATION NOT LISTED
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Research on Inclusive Society
Org Units	School of Health & Society

Panel Chair for AHRC/MRC Global Health Challenges Fund.
2017 - 2017

Recognition Type	Committee/board/panel member or chair (external)

Reviewer for Australian 2015 ERA – Excellence in Research Assessment
2015 - 2016

Recognition Type	Committee/board/panel member or chair (external)

DMRC, Digital Methods Summer School Mentor, QUT, Australia.
2016 - 2016

Recognition Type	Conference organisation

AoIR 2016, Doctoral Colloqiuum Chair, Berlin, Germany.
2016 - 2016

Recognition Type	Conference organisation

Panel member, AoIR Annual PhD Dissertation Award.
2014 - 2014

Recognition Type	Conference organisation

Centre for Creative Industries, Winterschool Mentor, QUT, Australia.
2013 - 2013

Recognition Type	Conference organisation

Programme Committee Membership:UK Academy for Information Systems, 2014, 2013, 2008, 2007
2007 - 2014

Recognition Type	Conference organisation

Programme Committee Member: IFIP 8.2
2004 - 2004

Recognition Type	Conference organisation

Associate Editor: International Conference for Information Systems – 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005.
2004 - 2011

Recognition Type	Conference organisation