Official Lists

(managed by the si computing, everyone at SI belongs to at least one)
si.all - includes faculty, staff, and students
si.students - includes phd & masters students
si.students.masters - only masters students
si.students.doctoral - primarily doctoral students (and the faculty/staff who need to tell us stuff)

Informal Opt-In Lists

si.all.open - anyone who wants in

(managed by students, staff, or faculty)
happyhours@umich.edu - for anyone interested in happy hours; this list includes many non-UM members and has it's own Google calendar; email umhappyhours@gmail.com with your Google account information to get permissions to edit the calendar
leftbehind07@umich.edu - for people around during the summer 2007; used for spreading the word about happy hours, bbqs, etc. over the summer
si.cali@umich.edu- for SI students/alums/staff/faculty who are in California right now, were in California this summer, or would rather they were in California right now
si.tickets@umich.edu - for anyone interested in selling, buying, or trading UM sporting event tickets
sochi@umich.edu - for anyone interested in the Student Organization for Computer-Human Interaction, members include faculty, staff, students, and prospective students
si.games@umich.edu - group for board game players

Non-SI Opt-In Lists of Interest

icos-list - open to anyone by enrolling at the ICOS website, by using the form you get by clicking on "ICOS mailing lists." "ICOS" is the campus-wide organization of people interested in research on organizations. It provides a course that many SI students take (SI 702), but its public lectures and other activities are open to the larger UM community and notification is provided via the icos-list.

complex systems email list - open to anyone who has an interest in complex systems. See the complex systems website for more information. The general list contains announcements about speakers on campus, and open faculty or post-doc positions.

How to Opt In

For lists with address <listname>@umich.edu, you can opt in via the University of Michigan Online Directory (UMOD). When you arrive at UMOD,

1. Click "Bind" (one of the big buttons on the top right)
   
2. Log in using your UM Kerberos credentials (the same ones you use to log in to campus computers).
   
3. enter the name of the list you'd like to join (e.g. leftbehind07) in the search box and click "Search"
4. Click "Join" (left column)
5. If your join was successful, you'll see a message that looks like this: Your membership has been added:"

If the list you selected has no "Join" link, you need to email the owner to join. The UMOD listing will tell you who you need to email under "Owner" and/or "Moderator."