PIUG Milestones

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