Awareness

For events with 100 or more attendees, events where alcohol is sold, or events where alcohol consumption does not take place within the hospitality industry, an awareness plan must be submitted. This plan must be sent to awareness@htugraz.at at least two weeks prior to the event and approved by the working group. If approval has not been granted one week prior to the event, the organizer must submit the awareness concept directly to the chair.

— §26(6), Statutes of HTU Graz, version dated February 1, 2026

• Think about what will happen at the event and what will be needed
• There must always be at least one trained person from the Awa Pool
• Are there good reasons why you want to do something differently? Write them down!
• The concept must be drafted and sent to awareness@htugraz.at and finanzen@htugraz.at
• Please reach out if you need help or advice. We don’t mean to punish you with this; rather, we want to make events as safe as possible for everyone.

• Awareness teams should always work in groups of at least two
• The groups’ shifts should be scheduled to allow for breaks in between
• The last shift ends after the event (approx. 1 hour)
• Later shifts are more necessary than the first ones
• Recommendation: One lead person for the entire event
• Gender diversity is recommended (toilet patrols)
• Awareness team members must be sober during their shift

Any incident that occurs during an event must be documented by the Awareness Team. The ”Awareness Team Incident Report”  form is provided for this purpose (only in German). An anonymous reporting tool will also be made available in the future.

On March 23, 2026, the Awareness Working Group held an informational event. You can find the presentation slides here (only in German).