This documents highlights 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 attached document demonstrate the required steps.