| 1988 |
PIUG born; organizational meeting following IFI meeting
First discussion list on Dialmail |
| 1989 |
First annual one-day business meeting
First newsletter |
| 1992 |
First Northeast meeting |
| 1995 |
Technical sessions at one-day annual meeting
Thomson Derwent hosts internet discussion list |
| 1996 |
CAS hosts PIUG website |
| 1998 |
First multi-day annual conference focusing on technical topics
PIUG Service Awards
500th subscriber to discussion list |
| 1999 |
PIUG Incorporated, leading to Board of Directors |
| 2000 |
First West Coast meeting
Membership over 400 |
| 2001-2002 |
First non-US based volunteers (Chair, Director, Webmaster) |
| 2002 |
Online credit card payments accepted (through PayPal)
Over 1400 discussion list subscribers
First annual Brian Stockdale Memorial Award recipient |
| 2003 |
Record attendance of 320 at annual conference
Individual membership exceeds 600 by year end |
| 2004 |
Meeting planner hired for annual conference (2005) |
| 2005 |
PIUG Trademark registered in U.S.
Web pages moved to allow PIUG more flexibility (with updates/features)
Improved online credit card payments (with Merchant Accounts)
Online membership management (with 123Signup) |
| 2006 |
Implemented new discussion list with Listbox |
| 2007 |
First Boston Biotech Meeting |
| 2008 |
20th Anniversary
PIUG Wiki implemented |
| 2009 |
Discussion Forum replaced the discussion list |