Who are we?
The awareness persons are support persons who you can turn to if you feel like you have encountered an uncomfortable situation, such as harassment, with another participant, guest, speaker, volunteer, or somebody else. They advise and support students who have encountered harassment, assault, discrimination, bullying, or other unequal treatment.
We are neither official authorities (e.g. police), nor medical personnel (e.g. nurses), but we are trained volunteers who handle mediation and provide guidance during the time of distress. You can be in contact with us, even if you are not the subject of harassment, but have seen harassment or want to talk about harassment prevention.
Support & guidance
The awareness persons can also be approached in situations where you might need some minor first aid assistance, or whenever you need guidance to find the right person during the time of distress
Confidentiality
The awareness persons will not take any further action without the consent of the person concerned, and the discussions are strictly confidential, unless a third-party intervention is absolutely necessary.
What Can be considered as a Harassment?
Defining harassment is difficult, because it is always related with the person’s feelings of the experience. Something what is normal to you, might be inappropriate for someone else. Harassment is any kind of action or behavior, which continues, even after the target has told it’s out of line. To give a rough idea, Harassment may include, for example,
mental or physical bullying
Threatening
Unequal treatment
Discrimination
Distressing Messages
Inappropriate remarks
Untruthful Gossip
Unconsensual Physical touch
or any other activity that the target of harassment feels uncomfortable or offensive.
Read the full code of conduct
The EULiST Student Conference follows the code of conduct prepared by the Awareness persons team. All people attending the EULiST Student Conference 2026 in Brno are required to follow the code of conduct, and required to sign the consent form stating that they have read and agreed to the code of conduct. Any violations of the code of conduct can result in the immediate cancellation of the participation of the person from the EULiST Student Conference 2026, after a fair warning in some cases.
How can you contact the Awareness persons?
In case of any of the above-mentioned incidents, you can contact the Awareness Persons in the following ways:
- Approaching an awareness person during the Student Conference session, where they can be easily identified while wearing a neon reflective vest. This is the quickest and the easiest way.
- Contact them via the conference emergency number.
- Fill out the anonymous awareness person form.
You do not need to give your contact information, unless you wish to do so.
Anonym Awareness Form
Your safety and comfort are our priority. Submit reports or feedback completely anonymously.
In Case of a Serious Emergency
For urgent medical, safety, or security situations, please contact the appropriate Czech emergency service immediately and inform an Awareness Person as soon as possible.
Quiet / Silent Room
If you feel overwhelmed, need a break, or would like a quiet space to rest, a silent room will be available on the university campus throughout the conference.
Conference Help
Emergency Phone
+420 777 019 122
Available 24/7 during conference days