[[!meta title="Joining SIPB"]]
## Membership
If you are interested in contributing to SIPB's computing services and
in helping users with unusual computing questions, consider becoming a
member. Full [[membership|members]] in SIPB is granted after sustained
contribution to the organization, and confers several benefits:
* A permanent Athena account.
* A key to the SIPB office in W20, and a storage drawer in the SIPB office.
* A vote at SIPB meetings and (for current students) elections.
Prospective members interested in becoming full members should attend
our weekly meetings regularly, participate in SIPB activities like
hackathons, [cluedumps](http://cluedumps.mit.edu/), and [IAP classes](http://sipb.mit.edu/iap),
and either create a new [[SIPB
project|projects]] or help with some existing [[SIPB projects|projects]]. This process
generally takes about a term of active participation.
## The office
Prospective members are encouraged to hang out in the SIPB office
anytime it is open, which it is on a typical weekday afternoon and
evening. We strive to make it a fun and comfortable place to work on
projects, homework, or anything else by providing an array of amenities:
* Nice chairs, big monitors, many computers, table space for laptops
* Music: ours (CDs or [LAMP](https://lamp.mit.edu/)) or yours (via a certain "printer")
* Tons of equipment and supplies from video adapters to an oscilloscope to Band-Aids
* A diverse technical library, including popular textbooks
* Soda and snacks for late-night sessions, cheaper and closer than Verde's
## You
If you have any questions about SIPB or the SIPB membership process,
or ideas for projects, feel free to either drop by our office
(W20-557) or contact the Chair at sipb-chair@mit.edu.