Innovation Labs

(2006/07 ARCHIVE) Venue Information for Northern England Labs Launch Events

Here's details of the Launch events for the Northern England Labs. If you want to register to attend the events, contact Alex Walsh. For the Newcastle Launch Event, contact Paula O'Brien at Codeworks.

Newcastle
Tuesday, 14th November 2006
Grainger Suite, Life Conference Centre, Times Square, Newcastle

Leeds
Wednesday 15th November 2006
The Carriageworks, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Nottingham
Friday, 17th November 2006
The Albert Hall, North Circus St, Nottingham

Manchester
Manchester, 20th November 2006
The Lowry, Salford Quays, Salford

Each event will run from 12-5pm, and will include a buffet lunch. The agenda will include different speakers from the BBC at each event (details will be posted shortly), plus a brainstorming/pitching session with BBC commissioners. All presentation material from the events will be posted on this blog after the event.

(2006/07 ARCHIVE) Venue Information for Southern England Labs Launch Events

Here's details of the Launch events for the Southern England Labs. If you want to register to attend the events, contact Morag Cartwright.

Brighton
Thursday, 26th October 2006
Lansdowne Hotel, Lansdowne Place, Brighton

Bristol
Friday, 3rd November 2006
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol

Oxford
Thursday, 16th November 2006
Oxford Spires Hotel, Abingdon Rd, Oxford

Birmingham
Tuesday, 21st November 2006
Orange Studio, Cannon St, Birmingham

Cambridge
Monday 27th November 2006
Moeller Centre, Storeys Way, Cambridge

Each event will run from 12-5pm, and will include a buffet lunch. The agenda will include different speakers from the BBC at each event (details will be posted shortly), plus a brainstorming/pitching session with BBC commissioners. All presentation material from the events will be posted on this blog after the event.

(2006/07 ARCHIVE) Registration information for Labs launch events

We announced the Launch dates for the Innovation Labs last week, and will post all the venue and agenda information on the site by the end of tommorrow.

In the meantime, we've had lots of people wanting information about registration for the Labs event. The events are free, and aimed at independent media companies in each region. So if you're a student or academic or otherwise not part of an independent media company, then you can register, but if places are limited we'll prioritise indies.

If you want to register for the launch events for the London or Southern England Labs events (Cambridge, Bristol, Oxford, Birmingham or Brighton), then please send an email to Morag Cartwright at the BBC.

If you want to register for the Northern England Lab launch events (Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham) then please send an email to Alex Walsh from Just-B, who are helping us to organise the Northern England Lab.

If you want to register for the Scotland Lab launch events (Glasgow, Edinburgh) then please send an email to innovationlab@scotent.co.uk from Scottish Enterprise, our partners for the Scotland Lab.

New Launch dates for Innovation Labs 2006/7!

We've spent all summer working with a range of partners across the UK to extend the Innovation Labs project for 2006/7. We're running four Labs in the next programme - Scotland, North England, London and South England - working with 10 regional agencies across these regions. We're aiming to increase the geographical scope of the Labs, but to keep the number of Labs small, so that we make sure they're high-quality events that provide a good opportunity for BBC interactive commissioners and regional indies to meet and discuss ideas together.

We've set dates for the Launch events, where we'll explain the new briefs, give more information about the BBC's new media strategy and technological infrastructure, and give an opportunity for regional indies to meet BBC commissioners and ask questions about the kind of projects we're looking for this year. We're currently confirming venues, but here's the list of dates so you can get them in your diary. Each event will be in a central location in the city listed, and will last from 12-5pm (lunch included):

Scotland Innovation Lab:
Glasgow Launch Day - Tuesday November 7th - Scottish Enterprise Offices
Edinburgh Launch Day - Wednesday November 8th - Apex Hotel and Conference Centre

Northern England Innovation Lab:
Newcastle Launch Day - Tuesday14th Novembe - venue TBC
Leeds Launch Day - Wednesday 15th November - venue TBC
Manchester Launch Day - Monday 20th November - venue TBC
Nottingham Launch Day - Friday 17th November - venue TBC

London Innovation Lab:
Launch Day 1 - Monday 30th October - OneZero1
Launch Day 2 - Thursday 9th November - OneZero1

Southern England Innovation Lab
Brighton Launch Day - Thursday 26th October - venue TBC
Bristol Launch Day - Friday 3rd November - Watershed
Oxford Launch Day - Thursday 16th November - venue TBC
Birmingham Launch Day - Tuesday 21st November - venue TBC
Cambridge Launch Day - Monday 27th November - venue TBC

We expect to have the venues confirmed by the end of this week, so we'll have more information up about the Launch Days, the Labs themselves, our new partners in the regions, and the new briefs up on the blog over the next few days. The blog itself will also be updated to have specific sections and information for each Lab.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email Matt Locke.