How can I help with Perl6

Hello Perl developers,

The recent news about Perl6 were very exciting, and as a happy Perl user for
a few years, I feel compelled to give something back to our community.
Previously, I have been shying away from poking around the Perl5 source code
for reasons I am sure you all know very well. I hope this all changes with
Perl6, and I would like to get involved from the beginning this time.

I guess my question is "what can a guy like me contribute to Perl?" I am a
hardware designer by profession, but I have a decent programming experience,
and am willing to put in some time and effort. It might be a little bit too
early, at this stage, to think about details like these, but I would
appreciate it if someone could outline very briefly the strategy behind
Perl6's development and how people like me can contribute.

Thanks,
--Ala