project|projects]] or help with some existing [[SIPB projects|projects]]. This process
generally takes about a term of active participation.
+To get involved in SIPB projects, you can hack on an existing
+project—begin by talking to the people currently working on
+it—or start a new one. The best way to start
+a SIPB project is to pick some computing-related problem that is
+important to you, find some like-minded individuals, and try to solve
+it, discussing your ideas and plans around the SIPB office, and
+reporting on your progress to the SIPB. The most successful SIPB
+projects have often been things that the people involved really wanted
+to do, and found resources or collaborators to do them through SIPB.
+
+
## The office
<img class="right" alt="The office fills with people working together in a hackathon." src="../photos/office-hackathon.320.jpg"/>