Now seven years old, WAAM has accomplished many of its early objectives set in 2007. WAAM has launched several websites for non-profit organizations; exhibited multimedia projects at the large biennial Boston Cyberarts Festival 2001; and hosted several coffeeshop discussions, creative workshops and guest presentations. Listed below are the highlights of WAAM's years 2000 - 2007:

2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

July 18, 2004 —WAAM hosts a dinner discussion on "Organizational Development in Hi-Tech Startups" at WAAM Founder Janet's apartment in Somerville, MA. . WAAM guest speaker Mark Herschberg (M.S. & B.S., MIT) presents issues pertaining to starting a hi-tech business, choosing co-founders and building, managing and evolving project team dynamics.
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October 26, 2003 — At WAAM's dinner discussion on "Sound Design for a Sound Design: Are We on the Same Wavelength?", WAAM guest speakers and sound designers Patricia Diaz (Wellesley '02 and student at the MIT Media Lab) and Edgar Gresores discussed issues and case studies related to conceptualizing and articulating sound design in a myriad of industries from advertising, multimedia cd edutainment to collaborative online community. Featuring live demos of projects and sound design equipment. Dinner hosted at the WAAM Founder Janet's apartment in Somerville, MA.

March 2, 2003 — WAAM hosts dinner discussion on "Building Effective Online Communities: Case Studies on Interactive Games and Forging Key Business Partnerships" at the India Castle Restaurant in Cambridge, MA. WAAM guest speaker Jon Monsarrat, an MIT alum and former CEO and Founder of Turbine Entertainment Software explored issues pertaining to founding, developing and marketing online communities that can attract key business partnerships with big companies and be leveraged into a successful revenue model. He also discussed techniques on developing an effective online community and attracting and retaining community members

April 28, 2002 — At WAAM's dinner discussion on "Designs that Matter: Fostering Entrepreneurship in Developing Nations", WAAM guest speakers Joost Bonsen and Saul Griffith, MIT Sloan/Media Lab graduate students engaged in international development efforts discussed issues and case studies related to founding, designing, financing and building entrepreneural ventures in developing nations and emerging regions. Dinner hosted at the India Castle Restaurant in Cambridge, MA.

January 3 , 2002 — Guest expert Kenneth Owen Stanley (Ph.D.,Computer Science) presents at WAAM's dinner discussion on "Evolutionary Artificial Intelligence: Can Artificial Brains and Minds be Evolved?" Ken explored issues on how artificial intelligence is being programmed to evolve and discusses the applications of evolutionary artificial intelligence today and what may be in store for the future at the India Castle Restaurant in Cambridge, MA.

November 11, 2001 — WAAM organizes a dinner discussion
"Working for Yourself: Freelancing & Entrepreneurship" at India Castle Restaurant in Cambridge, MA from 6-9:30 pm. WAAM guest speakers CLODINE MALLINCKRODT (Wellesley '90) — a freelance web, multimedia and digital video producer/project manager, and JAMES YOUNG — a freelance designer and principal of JY Design, discussed issues such as how to find clients, market your services, how to price your work and balance multiple projects.

July 22, 2001 — WAAM hosted a dinner discussion on
"Definition, Implications and Applications of Multimedia" at the Bombay Club in Harvard Square. Guest speakers were Multimedia Arts Professor Naomi Ribner and Computer Science Professor Takis Metaxas.

June 3, 2001 — WAAM led coffee shop round-table discussion on "Inspiration and Making Time for Creativity" at Harvard SquareÕs Algier's Cafe.

May 6, 2001 — Biennial Boston Cyberarts Festival 2001: WAAM exhibited creative projects at the Boston Tremont Gallery. Participants included: Clodine Mallindrodt, Grace K. Song, Benjamin J. Walter, Janet Si-Ming Lee, Sonali Manseta, Sheila Vyas and Kara Blanchard.

March 2001 — WAAM launched a collaborative project website to facilitate fundraising efforts for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and to keep patrons updated on the training progress of the TNT runners in the San Diego Rock n' Roll fundraising marathon. Project collaboration by Sissi Liu, Katherine Hallissey, Janet Si-Ming Lee, Leah Krauss and Alex Chou.

February 10, 2001 — The non-profit organization Chinese Culture Connection invited WAAM to its Chinese New Year Festival at the Beebee Elementary School in Malden. WAAM exhibited artwork to an estimated 300-500 attendees from the local community. Artists showcasing work included digital fine artist Janet Si-Ming Lee and printmaker Jessica Ficken.

January 31, 2001 — WAAM's first collaborative web project for non-profit Boston theatre company Company One launched! Project collaboration by Janet Si-Ming Lee, Alex Chou and Albert Ng.

December 2000 — WAAM organized a "Paper Prayers" creative workshop to fundraise for the Boston Pediatric AIDS Project and research. WAAMers' "Paper Prayers" were exhibited at Newbury Street's Yezerski Gallery and at the Wellesley College Jewetts Arts Center.

August 2000 — Wellesley College alumna Janet Si-Ming Lee '98, principal web and graphic designer at Siming Cybercreative, founded WAAM. WAAM was officially established as a subclub of WCAB (Wellesley College Alumnae of Boston).