PIOnet is Ending

In a year of changes, Yahoo! has announced it will end the service that drives the PioNet on Dec. 15, just shy of the discussion group’s 24th anniversary.

Matthew Tipton, PioNet administrator, encourages members instead to try out the Facebook group called “PIO District Discussions.” Like PioNet, your membership in the Facebook group has to be approved, but your posts do not.

The PioNet was started in February 1997 by Jim Styer of the Battle Creek chapter. It was hosted by Humber College in Toronto until moving to Yahoo! In 2004.

PioNet membership grew steadily in the early years and peaked around 600 in 2006. Today, it hovers around 500, serving as a way for members near and far to communicate with a broad audience and stay connected.

Important announcements from district leaders still will be sent to your email inbox.