[[!meta title="MIT Student Information Processing Board"]]
+<img class="right" src="http://cesium.scripts.mit.edu/door/door.sh" />
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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]].
+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?
* [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. ([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. ([Trac](https://xvm.scripts.mit.edu/), [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/xvm))
+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/>
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]]
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## SIPB Events
-Every year, SIPB offers a number of awesome computer-related events to the MIT community. Here's a list of some of our 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>. Here's a list of some of our past or recurring events:
<img class="right" src="photos/hackathon-1.jpg" alt="hackathon" />
## 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.
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+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.