BAIE signals its intention to become a management thought leader with the launch of Communicators in Business magazine, replacing BAIE News.

Following a name change from BAIE to British Association of Communicators in Business, the organisation brands itself CiB: Communicators
in Business.
Results from a membership survey show an increase in women in communication, reversing previous trends.


Engineer Neil Papworth sends seasons greetings in the first SMS message – delivered from a computer to a Vodafone director’s mobile phone, 3 December 1992.
Adobe releases its first Acrobat software, and thus PDFs are created.
The earliest instance of a commercial blog appears on stuffed toy manufacturer Ty, Inc’s website – an online diary by Beanie Babies.

The number of internet users reaches almost 250 million at the end of the decade.

The Maastricht Treaty is signed in the Netherlands on 7 February, founding the European Union.
The first women priests are ordained by the Church of England.
Princess Diana dies from injuries caused by a crash in a Paris road tunnel.
The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Belfast, helping to end decades-long conflict between Republicans and Loyalists.