> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hackersquad.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Event Management Overview

> Your central hub for managing every aspect of a HackerSquad event

The Event Management dashboard is where event managers (and Squad Leaders) control all aspects of an event. Access it by clicking **Manage** on any event from your [Company Dashboard](/company-portal/dashboard) or [Squad Leader Dashboard](/squad-leaders/dashboard).

## Management tabs

The dashboard organizes event management into a set of tabs. The tabs available depend on your event's format and configuration:

| Tab               | Description                                                       | Format notes    |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| **Settings**      | Configure event slug, co-managers, judging options, and Cloud IDE | All formats     |
| **Registrations** | View attendee registrations and check-in status                   | All formats     |
| **Volunteers**    | Create volunteer opportunities and manage signups                 | All formats     |
| **Projects**      | View and manage project submissions                               | All formats     |
| **Notebooks**     | View participant engineering notebooks                            | All formats     |
| **Demos**         | Manage demo submissions and approvals                             | Demo Day format |
| **Live Demos**    | WebRTC live demo streaming and recording                          | All formats     |
| **Speakers**      | Invite and manage event speakers                                  | All formats     |
| **Live Speakers** | WebRTC live speaker streaming and recording                       | All formats     |
| **Judges**        | Manage judges, rounds, and groups                                 | All formats     |
| **Judge Votes**   | View scoring details and judge feedback                           | All formats     |
| **Leaderboard**   | Real-time rankings and score breakdowns                           | All formats     |
| **Prizes**        | Configure prizes and assign winners                               | All formats     |
| **Sponsorships**  | View event sponsors and payment status                            | All formats     |
| **Feedback**      | Review attendee feedback with sentiment analysis                  | All formats     |

<Note>Some tabs — like **Demos** — only appear for specific event formats (e.g., Demo Day). If you don't see a tab, it may not apply to your event's format.</Note>

## Event stats dashboard

At the top of the management page, a stats dashboard gives you a real-time snapshot of your event:

### Attendance stats

| Metric            | Description                                     |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| **Registrations** | Total number of people registered for the event |
| **Check-ins**     | Number of attendees who have checked in         |
| **Hackers**       | Attendees registered with the Hacker role       |
| **Spectators**    | Attendees registered with the Spectator role    |

### Project stats

| Metric            | Description                                                    |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Submissions**   | Total project submissions                                      |
| **Demo Requests** | Projects that requested a demo slot                            |
| **Technologies**  | Number of unique technologies/sponsors tagged across projects  |
| **Votes**         | Total community votes cast (when community judging is enabled) |

### Feedback stats

| Metric             | Description                              |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Total Feedback** | Number of feedback entries submitted     |
| **Positive**       | Feedback entries with positive sentiment |
| **Neutral**        | Feedback entries with neutral sentiment  |
| **Negative**       | Feedback entries with negative sentiment |

### Prize and speaker stats

| Metric       | Description                                     |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| **Prizes**   | Total number of prizes configured for the event |
| **Speakers** | Number of speakers added to the event           |

## Getting started

If you're managing your first event, we recommend working through these tabs in order:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Configure settings">
    Set your event slug, invite co-managers, and enable features like community judging or Cloud IDE. See [Event Settings](/event-management/event-settings).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Monitor registrations">
    Track who has registered and their check-in status. See [Registrations](/event-management/registrations).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up judging">
    Add judges, create judging rounds and groups, and configure scoring. See [Judges](/event-management/judges) and [Judge Scoring](/event-management/judge-scoring).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure prizes">
    Create prize categories and link them to sponsors. See [Prizes](/event-management/prizes).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review submissions">
    After the event, review project submissions, scores, and feedback. See [Projects](/event-management/projects) and [Leaderboard](/event-management/leaderboard).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps

<Columns>
  <Card title="Event Settings" icon="gear" href="/event-management/event-settings">
    Configure your event's slug, co-managers, judging, and Cloud IDE.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Registrations" icon="clipboard-list" href="/event-management/registrations">
    View and manage attendee registrations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Judges" icon="gavel" href="/event-management/judges">
    Set up judges, rounds, and groups for your event.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Prizes" icon="trophy" href="/event-management/prizes">
    Configure prizes and assign winners.
  </Card>
</Columns>