At the Prof Tom Barker workshop I learnt about the XMedia Lab from one of the participants, who had their project put through the XMedia Lab think tank.
The about from the website:

X|Media|Lab is the internationally acclaimed digital media event: a unique meeting place designed to help people get their own ideas to market through creative development, business matching, and access to world-class networks of digital media professionals.

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