# sdnog Story

#### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-how-to-setup-local-n-1">How to setup local Network Operator Group</span>

sdnog team highlight the best practices and steps to establish a local Network Operator Group (NOG) from the first idea to planning and holding the first event, based on the experience of establishing SdNOG; The Sudan Network Operator Group. To begin planning for establishing your local NOG, ask yourself the following questions

- Why do you need a local NOG?
- What are the vision, mission and objectives of the group?
- What will be the activities of the group?
- How can you meet these goals?

Answering these questions successfully will give you a clear action plan on how to establish your local NOG.

The following document demonstrate the required steps, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[Esta](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cV9ht-zdm0rmv5fv0PqaKjinNuBQf3Au)[blishing Local NOG\_SdNOG Experience](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cV9ht-zdm0rmv5fv0PqaKjinNuBQf3Au)</span>

Special Thanks for Samir S. Omer who did a great work to write this document.