[[!meta title="MIT Student Information Processing Board"]]
-<a href="http://sipb-door.mit.edu">
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+
+<a href="http://doorpi.mit.edu">
<img class="right" src="//sipb-door.scripts.mit.edu/widget-3d/door.sh" /></a>
+## CPW 2023 Events
+
+**We are hosting events for adMITs in the SIPB office (5th floor of the student center):**
+
+ - <del>Thu (Apr 13) 6-7 pm: Machine Room Tours and Stories</del>
+ - Thu (Apr 13) 10-11 pm: Python Bee
+ - Fri (Apr 14) 9-11 pm: Computing Trivia Bee
+ - Sat (Apr 15) 5-6 pm: Ask Anything About Computers to SIPB
+ - Sat (Apr 15) 11pm-1am: SIPB Party - Late Night Pizza/Computing
+
+## About us
+
We are MIT's volunteer student computing group, improving computing at
-MIT [[since 1969|history]]. Today, [[SIPB projects|projects]] provide innovative [[services|projects]] and
+MIT [[since 1969|history]]. Today, [SIPB projects](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py) provide innovative services 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
+outside the Athena cluster in the [student center W20](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=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]].
-We have [meetings](https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/minutes/) every Monday at 19:30.
+We have [meetings](https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/minutes/) every Monday at 19:30 (now also on Zoom!).
You can find out what's abuzz in the SIPB community at [Planet SIPB](https://sipb.mit.edu/planet). We host a number of events, which are enumerated on our [[calendar]].
-<h2>Come to SIPB's 50th anniversary celebration 9/28 and 9/29. For more information see here: <a href="http://sipb50.mit.edu/">sipb50.mit.edu</a></h2>
+Due to the [renovation of the Student Center](https://studentlife.mit.edu/about/new-vision-student-center/project-updates-and-faq), **the SIPB office is temporarily closed effective April 16, 2023. Until further notice, meetings will instead be held in a classroom on main campus (TBD)**, on Mondays at 19:30 and with the option of remote attendance as always.
**If you want to get involved with SIPB / be part of the discussion please [join Mattermost](https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke).**
-Come to our rush events!
-
-<img src="images/sipb_rush_flyer_2019.png" width="550" height="660" alt="Board / Video Games Night, Saturday Aug 31st, 5 - 8:00 pm; SIPB Office, W20-557. Free food! Learn About / Install Ubuntu Linux, Sunday, Sept 1st, 12 - 2pm; SIPB Office, W20-557. Get your own Boot USB!" />
-
## SIPB Projects and Services
What does SIPB do for you?
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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](https://debathena.mit.edu/)<br/>
Bringing MIT's Athena environment to Debian and Ubuntu, first for our laptops, and then back to the clusters. ([Trac](https://debathena.mit.edu/trac/))
-* [[Your project here!|join]]
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* [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/)).
+* [[Your project here!|join]]
+""" col2="""
* [[Documentation|doc]] <br />
Helpful and informative documents about various computing topics at MIT, written by SIPB.
* [[Computer Help|computer_help]] <br />
Have a computing question or need some help? Come drop by our office.
+* [Interstellar](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py) <br/>
+Students simply list (or upload a courseroad for) the classes they are registering for to discover other students in those classes.
+* [Dormspam](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py) <br/>
+Scrapes dormspam emails and aggregates them into a single Google Calendar for students.
* [[...and many more|projects]]
"""]]
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, start your own, or learn about more potential projects by coming to a meeting. Learn more about [[getting_involved|join]].
+SIPB is always open to new contributors. You can join one of the projects above, start your own, or learn about more potential projects by coming to a meeting.
+
+If you want to join, be sure to:
+<ol>
+<li>Join <a href="https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke">Mattermost</a> to chat with other SIPB members</li>
+<li>Swing by the weekly meetings Mondays 19:30-20:00 <s>at the [[SIPB office|office]]</s> in classroom TBD</li>
+<li>Attend a [[SIPB event or project meeting|calendar]]</li>
+<li>Check out the <a href="https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py">projects</a>! You can join an existing project or start your own!</li>
+</ol>
## 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.
-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.
+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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