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The concept of a café with full Internet access ( and the name Cybercafé ) was invented in early 1994 by Ivan Pope.

Commissioned to develop an Internet event for an arts weekend at the Institute of Contemporary Arts ( ICA ) in London, and inspired by the SFnet terminal based cafes, Pope wrote a proposal outlining the concept of a café with Internet access from the tables.

The event was run over the weekend of 12 – 13 March 1994 during the ' Towards the Aesthetics of the Future ' event.