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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ byline: GraphQL Foundation
featured: true
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import { Button } from "@/app/conf/_design-system/button"

[![52 cards showing the GraphQL Stars of 2026](./stars2026.png)][stars-2026]

GraphQL wouldn't be what it is today without the incredible people who make up
Expand All @@ -28,14 +30,26 @@ time for the Stars announcement; so, this year we're doing it virtually!
you'll recognize from previous years, it's always great to see some new faces
join the fold!

**[Meet our 2026 GraphQL Stars →][stars-2026]**
<div className="mt-8 flex justify-center">
<Button
href="https://people.graphql.org/stars/2026"
>
Meet our 2026 GraphQL Stars →
</Button>
</div>

We couldn't be more grateful for all that these folks have worked on! If you see
your name amongst the GraphQL Stars 2026, please fill out [this form][stars-form] and we'll
aim to get your card in the post ready for it to take pride of place in your
Zoom background!

[I'm a star, please send me my card!][stars-form]
<div className="mt-8 flex justify-center">
<Button
href="https://forms.gle/W7fSxSnrL4YsMoCq9"
>
I'm a star, please send me my card!
</Button>
</div>

## Introducing: People of GraphQL

Expand All @@ -56,10 +70,22 @@ people who help make GraphQL what it is, including:
It's a celebration of the people who make our GraphQL community what it is:
vibrant, innovative, and welcoming!

**[Meet the people of GraphQL →](https://people.graphql.org)**
<div className="mt-8 flex justify-center">
<Button
href="https://people.graphql.org"
>
Meet the people of GraphQL →
</Button>
</div>

## You're our universe 💖

<figure className="mx-auto">
![People eating at benches outside under a large tree][wg-day]

<figcaption className="mt-2 text-center">Members of the GraphQL Working Groups enjoy WG Day 2026 at Meta Freemont Campus</figcaption>
</figure>

GraphQL is more than a specification, a query language, or a collection of
open-source projects. It's a global community of people who share ideas, solve
problems, teach each other, and build things together.
Expand All @@ -72,3 +98,4 @@ too! We couldn't do this without you.

[stars-form]: https://forms.gle/W7fSxSnrL4YsMoCq9
[stars-2026]: https://people.graphql.org/stars/2026
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