Plan(t) your own garden!
Information and ressources to host a garden
Distributed event?
All gardens are both interconnected and with their own local specificity.
Global events
The plenary lectures, broadcasted on all gardens, are global events.
Local events broadcasted globally
Each garden can have local talks, tutorials, etc. It is encouraged to broadcast or record and share any events that are organised locally.
Local events only
Local events can be speakers outside of the global program, hackathons, and many more.
It is possible to host a Garden without a local program. In this case, the Garden streams the global program, and can choose to show events that other Gardens share. This is the minimal requirement to be a Garden. But there are so many other options! Read more below…
Different types of badges: create your Garden!
Interested in planting your garden? Here are the different seeds you can plant.
This is the common ground for all Gardens
ATTENDEE BADGE
- Broadcast the plenary lectures
- Need: an internet connection
➔ In its simplest form, a Garden is a group of people who attend the live plenary lectures together. To obtain an attendee badge, a garden requires only a streaming device (e.g. a laptop), a reliable internet connection and a gathering space in which to follow the talks. The plenary lectures are organised globally and streamed for everyone. Your garden may be asked to host a speaker.
Local badges that could be broadcasted or remain local
SPEAKER BADGE
- Host a lecture
- Need: An auditorium
TUTORIAL BADGE
- Host one or more tutorial(s)
- Need: tutor to run the tutorial session(s)
POSTER BADGE
- Host one or more poster session(s)
- Need: separate room and poster boards
PANTHER BADGE
- Inclusive and safe framework
- Need: Proactive measures
HACKATHON BADGE
- Host a hackathon
- Need: a theme and supervison
SATELLITE BADGE
- Out of the box event
- Need: imagination!
What type of garden is good for you?
Still unsure what badges you should aim for? Play the game and see which badges you can win!
The Global Organization provides guidance and some material (see on the right). Below are some important points:
Local Program – Local gardens set up their own local program independently. We advise to choose speakers/tutors as close as possible to you, and ideally not closer to another Garden. Note that all local programs will be shared globally to guide participants.
Broadcasting the local program – The decision to broadcast a lecture of your local program is entirely up to you. The Global Organization will provide the videoconferencing tools.
Local Budget – All Gardens deal with their own budget independently. You are responsible for applying for grants, setting partnerships up, collecting registration fees as needed, and for covering your expenses with these. All we ask is that participants become members of CuttingEEG for a fee. Please get in touch for more info.
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Gardeners resources
Here are some important resources to help you organize your garden.
Starter’s guide
Our extensive 2026 cookbook on how to organize your garden, a must-read!
Event organsiation checklist
Reminders of the different steps needed to organise a successful event.
Your garden’s webpage
As in 2023, we will create a dedicated webpage for each garden.
Grant application material
In this document, you’ll find summaries, numbers and details to help you describe the event.
Local budget template
An example spreadsheet you can copy and use to set your own budget up. Numbers are realistic but more of an upper bound, for all inclusive Gardens in an expensive location.
