User:Purenews/X Media Lab

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.

"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.

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.

2011

 * "X Media Lab: Location Based Services" Malmo, Sweden

2010

 * "X Media Lab: Animation and Games" Putrajaya, Malaysia as part of the Kre8tif! Conference
 * "X Media Lab: Global Media Ideas" Sydney Opera House, Australia as part of the Vivid Festival
 * "X Media Lab: Immersive Media" Beijing, China
 * "X Media Lab: FilmXtended" Melbourne, Australia
 * "X Media Lab: China Animation Market" Suzhou, China

Event Partners

 * Sydney Film Festival
 * Broadcast Asia
 * ICCIE in Beijing
 * KOCCA in Korea
 * Vivid festival in Sydney
 * Melbourne International Film Festival
 * FICCI-FRAMES in India
 * NPOX in Amsterdam
 * AFI in Hollywood
 * MDeC in Malaysia

Other X Media Lab Programs

 * Al Jazeera Internship Doha, Qatar
 * X Media Lab University Internship Program

Brendan Harkin (X Media Lab Founder and Director)

 * China Creative Industries Award 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
 * 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