# Intro

<span lang="en-US">![serene_banner.png](https://explorefpi.apc.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/serene-banner.png)</span><span style="color: #808080;">*[Image source.](https://www.genderit.org/articles/breaking-online-gender-based-violence)* </span>

<span lang="en-US">You have finally decided to host a local conversation on the Feminist Principles of the Internet! But how do you even begin to organise one? The </span><span style="color: #800080;">**<span lang="en-US">logistical decisions you make play an important role</span>**</span><span lang="en-US"> in making sure you are able to hold a healthy conversational space and carry out the purpose of the convening effectively. </span>

<span lang="en-US">In this section, we will talk about:</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-before-the-convening" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;">**Before the convening**</td><td style="width: 33.3333%;">**During the convening**</td><td style="width: 33.3333%;">**After the convening**</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;">[Who to bring together](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/page/who-to-bring-together "Who to bring together")

[Where to host](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/page/where-to-host "Where to host")

[Planning an agenda](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/page/planning-an-agenda "Planning an agenda")

[Resources needed](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/page/resources-needed "Resources needed")</td><td style="width: 33.3333%;">[Documentation](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/page/documentation "Documentation")

</td><td style="width: 33.3333%;">[Evaluation](https://explorefpi.apc.org/books/explore-fpis-toolkit/page/evaluation "Evaluation")

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<span lang="en-US">Firstly, you can make effective logistical decisions when you have clear </span>**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">objectives </span>**<span lang="en-US">for your conversation. Here are some questions to help you gain clarity on what you want to achieve:</span>

- <span lang="en-US">What motivated you to host a local conversation about the FPIs? </span>
- <span lang="en-US">What emotions arise for you when you think about the FPIs in relation to your local context? What type of action do these emotions inspire within you?</span>
- <span lang="en-US">Do you want the conversation to be participant-led, or do you want to decide on the topics and conversation methods beforehand?</span>
- <span lang="en-US">By the end of the convening, what would you like to have gained?</span>

<span lang="en-US">Secondly, we know that even the logistical details of a convening can either uphold or </span>**<span lang="en-US" style="color: #800080;">dismantle power</span>** <span lang="en-US">hierarchies. When organised without an awareness of power differences, convenings can run the risk of excluding or silencing certain people when their needs are not met. As you decide who you want to bring together, it is important to ensure that those invited are accommodated in all the subsequent decision-making of where to host, planning an agenda, documentation and evaluation. </span>