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1993 The first Computer Clubhouse is established at The Computer Museum (now part of the Museum of Science), in collaboration with the MIT Media Laboratory.

1994 Girls' Day is established.
1995 First virtual online art gallery is of Clubhouse work is published and shown at SIGGRAPH.
1996

With support from The Reebok Foundation, the first community-based Computer Clubhouses in Boston launches at the Blue Hill Avenue Boys & Girls Club in Boston.

The Computer Clubhouse develops a mission statement that is still used today to describe the work we do, and why.

The 1st non-US community-based Computer Clubhouse is opened in Esslingen, Germany.

1997

The Clubhouse wins the prestigious Peter F. Drucker Award for Non-profit Innovation, selected out of 200 non-profits for making a difference in the lives of those served, having measurable outcomes, and offering lessons for replication to other non-profits.

The Computer Clubhouse establishes Clubhouse-to-College/Clubhouse-to-Career to help young people plan for the future and fulfill their potential.

The Computer Clubhouse establishes Beyond Black Boxes: Scientific Inquiry at the Computer Clubhouse, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

 

1998

The Computer Clubhouse Network holds its first Annual Conference in the fall of 1998, hosted by Computer Clubhouses at The Computer Museum and at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston.

The Computer Clubhouse is a finalist for the GII Promise Award, in the 3rd Annual Global Information Infrastructure Awards.

The Computer Clubhouse is one of ten finalists nationally for the Coming Up Taller Awards: Arts and Humanities Programs for Children and Youth At-Risk.

The 1st Computer Clubhouse Village intranet is launched.

1999 The first Computer Clubhouse Calendar is published, showcasing original artwork created by Clubhouse youth.
2000

Intel Corporation joins forces with the Computer Clubhouse Network to open 100 Computer Clubhouses around the world over five years.

The "original" Clubhouse moves from The Computer Museum to its new home at the Museum of Science, Boston.

Adobe Systems, Autodesk, Macromedia, LEGO Systems, and Haworth Furniture sign on as sponsors of the Computer Clubhouse program.· Hewlett Packard donates $1 million in equipment to Clubhouses opening in 2000-01. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation agrees to sponsor three Computer Clubhouses in the Pacific Northwest, over 3 years.

The Computer Clubhouse launches Beyond Four Walls: The Computer Clubhouse as Invention Studio, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

 

 

2001

Regional workshops are held for all Computer Clubhouses for the first time in the spring of 2001, and every year thereafter.· By the end of 2001, there are nearly 50 Computer Clubhouses worldwide.

Nominated by Adobe Systems, the Computer Clubhouse is awarded laureate status by the ComputerWorld Honors Program, in the category of Education and Academia.

 
2002

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network holds the first-ever Computer Clubhouse Teen Summit, hosting 100 Clubhouse youth from seven different countries for five days in Boston.

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network holds its Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA, involving over 100 Clubhouse staff from around the world.

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network receives funding from the National Science Foundation to support up to 20 U.S. Computer Clubhouses in establishing girls' programs, as part of Hear Our Voices: Girls and Technology at the Computer Clubhouse.

2003

The Computer Clubhouse celebrates its 10th Anniversary.

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network expands to 87 locations in 17 different countries, serving over 20,000 youth.

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network holds its Annual Conference in Fairfax County, Virginia, involving nearly 200 Clubhouse staff from around the world.

Corel signs on as a global sponsor of the Computer Clubhouse program.

2004 The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network hosted its second Computer Clubhouse Teen Summit, for 185 youth from 15 different countries in Boston for a week.
2005

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network holds its Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

100th Computer Clubhouse celebration is held in Washington, D.C.

 

 

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