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CO-WORKING HISTORY
2002 – The first coworking space opened up in
Schraubenfabrik, Vienna, in an old renovated factory, which
began as a community center for enterprises. It expanded
to include freelancers and other professionals working with
cell phones and laptops.
2007 – The first time the word “coworking” is seen on
Google’s database. The searches have increased
tremendously. The term coworking has become a
megamedia name. “Coworking” got into the English version
of Wikipedia. 2008/2009 – Unofficial coworking meet-ups
happen and planned the first Coworking conference in
Brussels in 2010.
2010 – The first #CoworkingDay was celebrated by the
movement. The first European coworking conference took
place in Brussels. At this time, there were at least 600
coworking spaces worldwide.
