If you want to join in, even if you don't think you can commit much time or might not be of much help, create an account in our old puzzling forum and I'll give you access (PM me if your username is non-obvious):
https://thesuicidalrodents.proboards.com/Thanks Steve for giving me admin privileges!
I signed up a team and you can find the login credentials in the forum.
Intro (how to hunt):
http://yewlabs.mit.edu/updates.html (scroll down a bit to see)
Summary of example puzzle and techniques:
http://tinyurl.com/ExPuzNotesArchive:
www.mit.edu/~puzzle/We can also hop onto mumble or similar for discussions on short notice.
The whole thing starts on Friday noon EST, though I'll probably only be free a few hours later.