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  <p>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.</p>
  <p>The Solid ecosystem evolves and expands thanks to the efforts of the Solid Community. <a href="/get_a_pod">Get a pod</a> and try out some of the <a href="/apps">applications</a> created by the community. Check out some of the exciting work underway in several prestigious <a href="/labs">Research Labs</a> across the world.</p>
  <p>There is much more work to do, and many exciting problems left to solve. We invite and encourage you to join in!</p>
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      <li>Join the <a href="https://forum.solidproject.org">Solid Project Forum</a>.</li>
      <li>Join the live <a href="https://gitter.im/solid/chat">Solid Gitter Chat</a>.</li>
      <li>Attend the quarterly online <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/solid-project-30026804546">Solid World</a> gathering, and other <a href="/events">events</a> hosted across the world by community members.</li>
      <li>Sign up for the <a href="/newsletter">Newsletter</a> newsletter.</li>
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      <li><a href="/for_developers">Learn to develop</a> Solid applications and <a href="/apps">share them</a> with the community!</li>
      <li><a href="/for_developers/tools">Contribute to existing tools and libraries</a> or make new ones!</li>
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    <p>For organisations interested in how Solid can help address specific problems or use cases, email the <a href="/team">Solid Team</a> at <a href="mailto:solid+info@theodi.org">solid+info@theodi.org</a>, and we’ll be happy to provide some guidance.</p>
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  <h2 id="contribute_to_the_specification" property="name">Contribute to the Specification</h2>
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    <p>The Solid Specification consists of several <a href="/TR/">Technical Reports</a> (TR), each of which is edited by a <a href="https://github.com/solid/specification/blob/main/README.md#solid-panels">Solid panel</a>. Anyone can propose changes, identify problems, or suggest new use cases by <a href="https://github.com/solid/specification/issues">filing issues</a> or submitting <a href="https://github.com/solid/specification/pulls">pull requests</a> via GitHub.</p>
    <p>For more information, see the <a href="/TR/">Solid Technical Reports index</a>.</p>
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