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+# The SIPB office
+
+<strong>
+W20-557<br/>
+84 Mass. Ave.<br/>
+(617) 253-7788
+</strong>
+
+The SIPB office is W20-557, next to the Athena cluster on the fifth floor of the MIT student center at 84 Mass Ave.  The office is open whenever members are present, which they are on a typical weekday afternoon and evening; you can call to check if you're heading over.
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+![The office fills with people working together in a hackathon.](../photos/office-hackathon-whole.320.jpg)
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+For the MIT community we offer help with computing questions and the use of staplers, scanners, and some specialized software.  Come by whenever the office is open.
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+[[Prospective members|join]] are encouraged to hang out in the SIPB office
+anytime it is open.  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 AirTunes or 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