New Launch dates for Innovation Labs 2006/7!
Monday
9 October 2006
4:10pm
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.
