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#About
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# About
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This page contains a checklist of tasks for new students joining the group.
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Please ask other students for help with any of these tasks, and you can always
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ask one of the staff members or faculty. Do not hesitate to ask questions!
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and update.
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4. We use Slack messenger as a fast and convenient chat tool. See instructions [here](Slack).
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## Next Steps:
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Use Google Drive to backup / store work data regula
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## Email and Subscriptions:
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1. PEG students must make sure that they are subscribed to the `power-students` slack channel
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2. PEG students must make sure they are subscribed to the PEG Mailing Email List [here](https://groups.google.com/g/peg-iitdh).
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3. Visit the [PEG webpage](https://sites.google.com/iitdh.ac.in/peg-iitdh) and add/update your details there.
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4. See the [Events page](https://sites.google.com/iitdh.ac.in/peg-iitdh/events) for past and upcoming events
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5. Periodically watch the [Conference Calendar](https://sites.google.com/iitdh.ac.in/peg-iitdh/conference-calendar) to see which conferences are coming up and when the deadlines are. Publishing is the yardstick by which research is measured (whether one agrees with it or not).
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## Misc:
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1. Use Google Drive to backup / store work data regularly - set aside a time to do so each week and make it a habit right at the beginning of your program. Purchase an external hard drive if needed as a second backup.
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