User:Purenews/X Media Lab

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X Media Lab (XML) is a global set of conferences formed to create a meeting place that assists companies and people take their creative ideas successfully to market. This is through concept development, business matching, and direct access to international networks of creative professionals. [http://xmedialab.com/ XMediaLab.com] Retrieved January 29, 2011

"X Media Lab brings together the world’s outstanding digital media creatives and powerbrokers, including representatives from Google, Apple Inc. and HBO" says NSW Minister for the Arts Virginia Judge. [http://www.streetcorner.com.au/news/showPost.cfm?bid=14942&mycomm=SC "X Media Lab Sydney at Sydney Opera House"] streetcorner.com.au June 18, 2010

History

X Media Lab began at the Sydney Opera House in June 2003. As at 2010, over 40 XML events have been held in 13 cities: Beijing, Mumbai, London, Sydney, Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Seoul, Singapore, Suzhou, Auckland, Wellington and Los Angeles. [http://xmedialab.com/page/about-xmedialab XMediaLab about page] Retrieved January 29, 2011

Previous Events

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"X Media Lab: Location Based Services" Malmo, Sweden [http://www.screenmediadaily.com/news-xmedia-labs-sweden-location-based-aware-mobile-services-smartphones-interactive-lab-social-xml-nordic-001400790.shtml "X Media Lab Sweden Announces 2011 Location-based Services Conference"] screenmediadaily.com November 22, 2010

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"X Media Lab: Animation and Games" Putrajaya, Malaysia as part of the Kre8tif! Conference [http://www.animationxpress.com/asiapacific/anxapac-kr8if07.htm "X Media Lab "Wealth of Animation: Co-Production"at Kre8tif"] animationxpress.com Retrieved January 29, 2011
"X Media Lab: Global Media Ideas" Sydney Opera House, Australia as part of the Vivid Festival [http://www.aimia.com.au/home/news/member-news/x-media-lab--global-media-ideas-summit-is-a-vivid-sydney-festival-event "Digital and Entertainment Luminaries Step into the Spotlight at X Media Lab Global Media Ideas Summit"] aimia.com.au May 7, 2010 [http://screen.nsw.gov.au/index.php?page_id=39&event_id=514 "Screen NSW Events"] screen.nsw.gov.au June 18, 2010
"X Media Lab: Immersive Media" Beijing, China [http://www.colab.org.nz/node/756 "X | Media | Lab Beijing: Immersive Media"] colab.org.nz Retrieved January 29, 2011
"X Media Lab: FilmXtended" Melbourne, Australia [http://www.australiancreative.com.au/news/xmedialab-film-x-tended "X MediaLab: Film X-tended"] australiancreative.com.au July 9, 2010
"X Media Lab: China Animation Market" Suzhou, China [http://www.austchinaalumni.org/eventspast.php?eventID=173 "ACAA Supported Event: X|Media|Lab: China Animation Market"] austchinaalumni.org Retrieved January 29, 2011

Event Partners

Sydney Film Festival [http://www.develop-online.net/news/32143/Serious-games-showcase-to-crash-the-Sydney-Film-Festival "Serious games showcase to crash the Sydney Film Festival"] develop-online.net June 10, 2009
Broadcast Asia [http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/film/200703122188.htm "Mumbai media stars return home to mentor local companies"] indiaprwire.com March 12, 2007
ICCIE in Beijing
KOCCA in Korea
Vivid festival in Sydney [http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/news/sydneys-creative-industries-to-shine-at-2010-vivid-sydney-festival "Sydney's creative industries to shine at 2010 Vivid Sydney Festival"] business.nsw.gov.au March 4, 2010
Melbourne International Film Festival [http://www.aimia.com.au/home/news/member-news/x-media-lab-and-screen-australia-showcase-the-digital-innovators-behind-avatar-and-lost "X Media Lab and Screen Australia showcase the digital innovators behind Avatar and Lost"] aimia.com.au July 6, 2010 [http://www.filmink.com.au/filmbiz/notice/2615/ "Screen Australia & X|Media|Lab Showcase the Digital Innovators Behind 'Avatar' & 'Lost'"] filmink.com.au July 6, 2010
FICCI-FRAMES in India
NPOX in Amsterdam [http://www.npox.nl/?fId=417&uId=319902 "Line-up van NPOX X-Medialab Future of Journalism is bekend!"] npox.nl May 18, 2010
AFI in Hollywood
MDeC in Malaysia

Other X Media Lab Programs

Al Jazeera Internship Doha, Qatar [http://xmedialab.com/event/2010/doha/xmedialab-al-jazeera-internship-programme "X Media Lab and the Al Jazeera Internship Programme"] XMediaLab.com Retrieved January 29, 2011
X Media Lab University Internship Program [http://www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=34496 "QUT students creating history at Kre8tif! and XML KL 2010"] creativeindustries.qut.edu.au December 24, 2010

Honors and Awards

= Brendan Harkin (X Media Lab Founder and Director) =

China Creative Industries Award 2010 [http://www.apo.org.au/notice/x-media-lab-founder-brendan-harkin-receives-prestigious-china-creative-industries-award "X Media Lab Founder, Brendan Harkin, Receives Prestigious China Creative Industries Award"] apo.org.au November 22, 2010 [http://www.mediawave.tv/site/blogItem.cfm?item=454 "XML's Brendan Harkin gets Big Chinese Gong"] mediawave.tv December 5, 2010
International Jury Member for the Interactive Emmy Awards held at MIPTV in Cannes
Appointed “Foreign Expert Advisor” to the Beijing municipal government on Digital Media industry development
Appointed Visiting Professor to Beijing Culture and Language University
Consultant to the Suzhou Industrial Park on Animation industry development
Named as one of the “Top Ten Most Influential People” in the Australian Digital Media industries
Named as one of the “50 Most Influential Australians in Asia” by the NY-based Advance Organization
Panelist at the 4th Al Jazeera Media Summit in Doha

= Megan Elliott (X Media Lab Director) =

Advisor to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of NSW [http://www.advance.org/megan-elliott/ "Megan Elliott"] avance.org Retrieved January 29, 2011
Academic Advisor to the School of Media Technology, Singapore
Judge of the Asia Television Awards, Singapore
Panelist at the 4th Al Jazeera Media Forum Doha

References

External links

[http://www.xmedialab.com/ Official X Media Lab website]