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Year Event
1991 PREP was founded as an independent networking group of prospect researchers with 25 members
1999 Founding sponsor of first MARC conference at Bucknell University
First issue of newsletter, Ingenuity, published
Vote to affiliate with APRA International
First Board of Directors elected
2000 Official website is launched
Co-sponsor of second MARC conference at Rutgers University
2001 Recipient of APRA International Grant
First PREP/APRA board turns over; second board is elected
Co-sponsor of third MARC conference at Princeton University
2002 First paid program, “The Invisible Web”, is offered at Spring 2002 conference
Communications Chair position on the Board is established
Revised website is launched
Co-sponsor of fourth MARC conference at C. W. Post at Long Island University
2003 Hosted first APRA Virtual Seminar
Co-sponsor of fifth MARC conference at Bryn Mawr College
2004 First pre-conference social event is held
Co-sponsor of sixth MARC conference at Johns Hopkins University
2005 APRA – Greater Philadelphia merged into PREP/APRA
Co-sponsor of sixth MARC conference at Virginia Commonwealth University
2006 Newly designed website is launched
Two new Board positions created: Director-at-Large and Lending Library Director
Co-sponsor of seventh MARC conference at New York University
2007 Won the MARC 2007 Recruitment Contest by having the most members present
A sponsor of APRA's 10th Anniversary
2008 CO-HOST of MARC 2008 held at Bucknell University