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## How can I get involved?
# How can I get involved?

Solid is a burgeoning technology that is already being applied in the
real-world to solve practical problems, introducing exciting
new ways for people to control their data and extract value from it.

The Solid ecosystem evolves and expands thanks to the efforts of the
Solid Community. Check out some of the [applications](/apps) created by
the community as well as some of the exciting work underway in several
Solid Community. [Get a pod](/users/get-a-pod) and try out some of the [applications](/apps) created by
the community. Check out some of the exciting work underway in several
prestigious [Research Labs](/labs) across the world.

There is much more work to do, and many exciting problems left to
solve. We invite and encourage you to join in!

### Engage with the Community
## Engage with the Community

- [Join the Solid Project Forum](https://forum.solidproject.org).
- Join the [Solid Project Forum](https://forum.solidproject.org).

- [Join the live Gitter Chat](https://gitter.im/solid/chat).
- Join the live [Solid Gitter Chat](https://gitter.im/solid/chat).

- [Attend the monthly Solid World](/events).
- Attend the quarterly online [Solid World](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/solid-world-2023-tickets-577704739427) gathering, and other [events](/events) hosted across the world by community members.

- [Attend other events](/events) hosted across the world by community
members.
- Sign up for the [This Month in Solid](/newsletter) newsletter.

For organizations interested in how Solid can help address specific
problems or use cases, email the [Solid Team](/team) at
[info@solidproject.org](mailto:info@solidproject.org), and we'll be happy
to provide some guidance.

### Strengthen the Specification
## Contribute to the ecosystem

- [Contribute to the Specification](/specification) by proposing
changes, identifying problems, or suggesting new use cases.
- [Learn to develop](/developers) Solid applications and [share them](/apps) with the community!

- [Engage with the Panels](/specification), all of which are actively
working on proposals to the specification in specific topic areas,
from authentication to interoperability.
- [Contribute to existing tools and libraries](/developers/tools) or
make new ones!

### Contribute to the Ecosystem
For organizations interested in how Solid can help address specific
problems or use cases, email the [Solid Team](/team) at
[info@solidproject.org](mailto:info@solidproject.org), and we'll be
happy to provide some guidance.

- [Get a pod](/users/get-a-pod) and try out some [applications](/apps)
for yourself!
## Contribute to the Specification

- [Contribute to existing tools and libraries](/developers/tools) or
make new ones!
The Solid Specification consists of several
[Technical Reports](/specification) (TR), each of which is edited by a
[Solid panel](https://github.com/solid/specification/blob/main/README.md#solid-panels).
Anyone can propose changes, identify problems, or suggest new
use cases by filing an
[issue via GitHub](https://github.com/solid/specification/issues),
or by submitting
[pull requests](https://github.com/solid/specification/pulls).

- [Learn to develop](/developers) Solid applications and [share
them](/apps) with the community!
For more information, see the [specification page](/specification).