== Event Captains ==

Event captains are selected because of their:

* consistent commitment to the team
* interest and engagement in leadership training
* participation in outreach
* willingness to take on whatever work needs to be done for the team to succeed
* ability to make the time commitment required for the role (generally inconsistent with band/sports)

Event captains are '''not''' selected due to superior knowledge or skills.

=== Duties ===

* Serve as team captain (take full responsibility) for one event (BoB, IRoC, District 1, District 2, District Championship, World Championship).  Responsibility means being Tim Lin for that event: 
  * planning the event
  * getting materials and checklists in place
  * ensuring forms and payments are received
  * training (e.g. charm school)
  * soliciting students to take on critical roles for that event and coordinating with/helping them:
       * pit lead
       * safety lead
       * scouting lead
       * team spirit lead 
  * bonding with and supporting other teams
* help each other
* build team morale
* build team infrastructure (e.g. incremental improvements to the event process)
* have other hands-on roles when they are not actively preparing for their event (e.g. participating in fabrication of a mechanism, webmaster, etc.)
* model leadership:
  * leadership as service
  * be respectful (not using language or taking action that suggests that other team members are "subordinates", "beneath", "less important", "less capable", etc.
  * help and train younger students ensuring team continuity
  * focus on character: doing the right things (rather than on doing things right)

=== The Leadership Council ===
Event captains are also on the leadership council which consists of the event captains and the lead mentors.

* helps decide issues with team-wide impact
* at least one lead mentor must be present for all discussions
* will not address "people" issues (these will be referred to the mentors)
* is not a lifetime appointment; failure to model good leadership or the needed level of commitment will result in removal