You can access the new chat room in the menu bar under the banner...
WARNING: The service is temperamental and out of my control. It was inexpensive and works great when the server is up... but there appears to be many times when it is down. If you see a message like this:
"[#CSTART-0] There was an error connecting with the chat room. Please notify an administrator."
I can't help you - it is on IPS's side, not mine...
Thanks and enjoy it when it works!