[Getting people in the door quickly] wasn’t something that happened before. But since we’ve switched to Eventbrite, we decided to release all of our tickets ahead of time instead of holding the majority to sell at the door.Megan Wilson, Director of Digital Strategy, Harpoon Brewery
How to Organize & Sell Tickets for a Robotics or STEM Event
Your blueprint for a successful robotics or STEM event
Organizing an engineering event requires precision and planning. Whether it's a high-stakes robotics tournament, a hands-on coding workshop, or a sprawling science fair, a streamlined process is key to your success.
Eventbrite provides a single, reliable platform to manage every detail. From initial promotion to final analytics, our tools are built to handle the unique demands of tech-focused events.
Key steps for your event:
Define Your Tiers: Create distinct ticket types for competitors, teams, spectators, judges, and volunteers. Offer early-bird pricing to encourage prompt sign-ups.
Simplify Registration: Use our customizable order forms to collect crucial information like team names, school affiliations, or t-shirt sizes right at checkout.
Promote Your Event: Leverage our email and social media marketing tools to reach local schools, tech clubs, and university departments. Our integration with Facebook and Instagram helps you connect with a passionate community of builders and thinkers.
Manage Event Day: Use the Eventbrite Organizer app to scan QR codes for fast, contactless check-in, keeping lines moving and your schedule on track.
Your command center for STEM event management
From the first registration to the final award ceremony, our tools help you manage your event with confidence.
Flexible Registration Setup
Targeted Promotion Tools
Smooth Day-Of Operations
The smarter STEM event platform
Our platform is built to grow your audience and streamline your operations, connecting you with a global community of more than 89M monthly average users.
Reach students and tech enthusiasts
Tap into a massive network of people looking for engaging events. Your robotics competition or STEM expo gets discovered by interested attendees through our marketplace and personalized recommendations.
Simplify complex registrations
Managing team sign-ups, individual competitor passes, and spectator tickets is simple. Create unlimited custom ticket types, set capacity limits for workshops, and offer promo codes to partner schools or sponsors.
Manage your event like a pro
On event day, focus on the competition, not the check-in line. The Eventbrite Organizer app turns your phone into a ticket scanner for fast entry. You can also sell last-minute tickets or merchandise on-site with Tap to Pay.
Everything you need to run your robotics or STEM event
Access a full suite of tools designed to handle every phase of your event, from promotion and ticket sales to on-site management and post-event analysis.
Customizable Ticketing
Create various ticket types for your science fair registration, including team packages, student discounts, and spectator passes. Use promo codes to track marketing effectiveness.
Marketing & Social Ads
Send email campaigns and launch targeted social ads directly from your dashboard. Our tools help you reach parents, educators, and aspiring engineers.
Day-Of Management
Use the Eventbrite Organizer app on your mobile device to scan QR-code tickets, monitor attendance in real time, and process on-site sales for robotics competition tickets.
Reporting & Analytics
Track ticket sales, registration data, and attendee demographics with easy-to-read reports. Gain insights to make your next STEM event even better.
The conversion rate on Eventbrite was 20% better than other ticketing platforms...plus the automated emails generate a lot of new sales each time we post a new event.Seed Talks
We rely on Eventbrite for its discoverability and we're gaining followers. I can't think of an event where it wouldn't make sense to be using Eventbrite's marketing tools.Something Dope for the People
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