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EUPC experience feedback: If the aim is for people to be more (pro)active and have a participatory stand in permaculture events, from pre-event phase right through to post-event phase, even when they are fully online, then naming them as such from the beginning can help. \"Attendees\" are more passive. --><!-- Yes agreed --><!-- \"Participants\" is a naming that presumes the aim is that people are indeed (pro)active in the process of being part of a permaculture event. --> will benefit from this work with access to learnings from previous experiences and recommendations<!-- How can we say to others what \"best practices\" are? I think that we can use a less colonising term (here and in other parts of the proposal), such as \"general guidelines\" or \"recommended\/ suggested effective steps\".  --><!-- amended wording -->. By working with members of PIRN, IPCC and others we will be strengthening the collaboration bonds between teams whilst working towards a common goal. 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