-# MIT Student Information Processing Board
+[[!meta title="MIT Student Information Processing Board"]]
-The Student Information Processing Board (SIPB, pronounced sip-bee) is MIT's volunteer student group dedicated to computing. SIPB has, in one form or another, been working on improving computing at MIT since 1969. Today, SIPB contributes to MIT computing by sponsoring interesting projects that provide additional services or expertise to the MIT community. We have an office just outside the Athena cluster in the MIT Student Center, and you are welcome to come to the office to ask us for help or to hang around and use our computers.
+<a href="http://sipb-door.mit.edu">
+ <img class="right" src="//sipb-door.scripts.mit.edu/widget-3d/door.sh" /></a>
-This site is a wiki. Edit, be bold, start with the [[sandbox]] to play around.
+We are MIT's volunteer student computing group, improving computing at
+MIT [[since 1969|history]]. Today, [[SIPB projects|projects]] provide innovative [[services|projects]] and
+special expertise to the MIT community. We have [[an office|office]] just
+outside the Athena cluster in the student center W20, and you are
+welcome to come by to [[ask us for help|computer_help]] or to hang around, use our
+computers, and maybe [[get involved|join]]. You can find out what's abuzz in the SIPB community at [Planet SIPB](http://sipb.mit.edu/planet). We host a number of events, which are enumerated on our [[calendar]].
## SIPB Projects and Services
What does SIPB do for you?
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* [scripts.mit.edu](http://scripts.mit.edu/)<br/>
-Get your own blog or wiki, or run any web app! The SIPB scripts server runs CGI scripts out of your Athena locker.
+Get your own blog or wiki, or run any web app! The SIPB scripts server runs CGI scripts out of your Athena locker. ([Trac](http://scripts.mit.edu/trac/), [Wiki](http://scripts.mit.edu/wiki/Main_Page))
* [xvm.mit.edu](http://xvm.mit.edu/)<br/>
-Your own virtual server. Reliable, easy, and flexible.
-""" col2="""
+Your own virtual server. Reliable, easy, and flexible. ([Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/invirt), [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/xvm), [Trac](https://xvm.scripts.mit.edu/))
* [debathena.mit.edu](http://debathena.mit.edu/)<br/>
-The power of MIT's Athena environment on your own computer.
-* [linerva.mit.edu](http://linux.mit.edu/)<br/>
-Dialup access to Debathena.
-* [Documentation](documentation) <br />
+Bringing MIT's Athena environment to Debian and Ubuntu, first for our laptops, and then back to the clusters. ([Trac](http://debathena.mit.edu/trac/))
+* [[Your project here!|join]]
+""" col2="""
+* [linerva.mit.edu](http://linerva.mit.edu/)<br/>
+Linerva has been retired, effective 2014-01-29. Please connect to IS&T's athena.dialup.mit.edu (available via ssh or [web](https://athena.dialup.mit.edu/)).
+* [[Documentation|doc]] <br />
Helpful and informative documents about various computing topics at MIT, written by SIPB.
-* [Computer Help](computer_help) <br />
+* [[Computer Help|computer_help]] <br />
Have a computing question or need some help? Come drop by our office.
-* Many, many more!
+* [[...and many more|projects]]
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+## SIPB Events
+Every year, SIPB offers a number of awesome computer-related events to the MIT community. You can view upcoming ones at <a href="http://sipb.mit.edu/calendar/">our google calendar</a>, or join our mailing list, <a href="https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/sipb-announce">sipb-announce</a>. Here's a list of some of our past or recurring events:
+
+<img class="right" src="photos/hackathon-1.240.jpg" alt="hackathon" />
+
+* [[Hackathons|hackathons]] <br />
+Like coding? Come work on cool projects with us at SIPB! We're always looking for new members, so feel free to drop by our Hackathons to help us improve computing at MIT.
+* [SIPB Cluedumps](http://cluedumps.mit.edu/) <br />
+Every year, SIPB hosts a number of computer-related technical talks on a variety of subjects.
+* [IAP classes](http://sipb.mit.edu/iap)<br/>
+Teach or learn. Knowledge is power.
+* [[SIPB Computer Tours and Stories|computer_stories]]<br />
+At the beginning of each school year, SIPB offers tours of the MIT computing infrastructure, including Athena server rooms, interesting labs. Stay after the tour to hear interesting computer stories about MIT.
+* [[SIPB Reading Group|office/readingGroup]]<br />
+Every week we pick, read, and hold a discussion about a different paper relating to computer science. Come join us! Blanche yourself onto sipb-reading-group@mit.edu for announcements and access to the papers.
+
## Getting Involved
SIPB is always open to new contributors. You can join one of the projects above or start your own. Learn more about [[getting_involved|join]].
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+## Contact
+
+Our [[office]] is W20-557 in the Student Center at 84 Mass Ave. You can call 617/253-7788 (x3-7788) or e-mail [sipb@mit.edu](mailto:sipb@mit.edu) with questions.
-This wiki is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info).
+We are currently performing an experiment to see how much viral spam we can receive. So, if you're a web crawler, please enjoy sending us mail at [bill@boredsippy.com](mailto:bill@boredsippy.com). Do NOT send any mail to this address if you do not want us to consider you a spammer.
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