X Media Lab is looking for the hottest digital media projects

Nominations are open for digital media practitioners to workshop their ‘participation culture’ ideas with the world’s leading participation culture visionaries and digital media investors at the next X Media Lab (XML) in Basel, 14 – 16 September 2012.

XML Switzerland ‘Participation Culture’ consists of two parts:

• Pro-Day Conference on Friday 14 September 2012 - Tickets on sale now!
• The Lab – an intensive two day workshop on 15 – 16 September 2012

Teams of 2 – 5 people with the ability to talk about the creative, digital and financial aspects of a project or idea can be nominated now.  At least one team member must be Swiss or live in Switzerland.

16 selected teams will gain access to all the XML Switzerland ‘Participation Culture’ speakers and mentors in private one-on-one consultation sessions over the course of the Lab.

The Lab experience increases the chances of getting project ideas to market and achieving commercial success. Participants also enter into an impeccable international network of digital media stars and entrepreneurs with their superb expertise and high-value international contacts.

Previous XML project teams have included startups which have since:
• received government, angel or venture capital funding
• won awards at MIPCOM in Cannes and UNESCO in New York
• been commissioned by broadcasters; funded by telecommunication companies
• become international success stories!

XML Project teams have also included core creative teams from inside larger, more established organisations such as:
• Lonely Planet; Disney Internet Group; Zuji.com
• National public broadcasters in China, Australia and the Netherlands
• Museum of Western Australia; Singapore Ministry of Transport
• India’s biggest games and animation company

More information on the X Media Lab website.