https://www.cnet.com/news/sxsw-canceled-over-coronavirus-concerns/ Organizers of the SXSW conference and festivals pulled the plug on the annual gathering in Austin, Texas, amid concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19). "Based on the recommendation of our public health official and director of public health and after consultation with our city manager I've gone ahead and declared a local disaster. And along with that issued an order that cancels SXSW this year," Austin Mayor Steve Adler said. SXSW, which started in 1987, drew in about 417,4000 attendees in 2019. According to the event's demographics report, 26% of SXSW goers came from a total of 105 different countries outside of the US. The event spans topics including film, music, digital branding and marketing, environmental sustainability, science and technology, to name a few, and typically stretches out through two weekends. The decision comes after other notable events have been canceled or reduced under similar concerns. GSMA, which puts on the mobile phone industry event Mobile World Congress in February in Barcelona, Spain nixed the trade show for 2020. Facebook also opted to not to hold its developer conference, F8, scheduled for May So far, the coronavirus has infected more than 82,000 people and claimed over 3,000 lives. The illness first came to light on New Year's Eve and originated in China's Hubei province. Cases have been reported in other countries as well, including South Korea, Japan and Italy. ———————————————————————————————————————— 宣布退出SXSW的公司和名人持续增加，看看Austin政府什么时候改变心意，目前他们的态度是'No evidence closing SXSW is going to make the community safer.' 2019年SXSW，有来自105个国家的40万人参与。
部分退出名单： AppleTwitter Facebook Netflix WarnerMedia Amazon TikTok Mashable LinkedIn Audible IBM Intel Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails Kumail Nanjiani Ozzy Osbourne Nanjiani and Emily Gordon
Michael Giusti, an insurance expert and senior writer at InsuranceQuotes.com, said organizers of major events generally have cancellation coverage. But such policies typically kick in only if an event can’t go forward, he said, such as when the headline act for a rock concert drops out — or, in the event of a pandemic, public health officials won’t allow an event to take place. “If it’s your choice, it’s almost never covered” in a standard policy, Giusti said. “If you canceled (an event) because you were scared, or you had low attendance because your attendees were scared, it’s almost certainly not covered.”
City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City’s directions. We are devastated to share this news with you. “The show must go on” is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place. We are now working through the ramifications of this unprecedented situation. As recently as Wednesday, Austin Public Health stated that “there’s no evidence that closing SXSW or any other gatherings will make the community safer.” However, this situation evolved rapidly, and we honor and respect the City of Austin’s decision. We are committed to do our part to help protect our staff, attendees, and fellow Austinites. We are exploring options to reschedule the event and are working to provide a virtual SXSW online experience as soon as possible for 2020 participants, starting with SXSW EDU. For our registrants, clients, and participants we will be in touch as soon as possible and will publish an FAQ.
———————————————————————————————————————— 宣布退出SXSW的公司和名人持续增加，看看Austin政府什么时候改变心意，目前他们的态度是'No evidence closing SXSW is going to make the community safer.'
2019年SXSW，有来自105个国家的40万人参与。
部分退出名单：
AppleTwitter
Facebook
Netflix
WarnerMedia
Amazon
TikTok
Mashable
LinkedIn
Audible
IBM
Intel
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails
Kumail Nanjiani
Ozzy Osbourne
Nanjiani and Emily Gordon
如果TX现在有很多潜在患者，感觉Austin药丸。
主要这个是几十万人，持续两周的活动，所以挺大的关注度
偶是悲观的 1.告不倒 2 没法举证 3 告了也没有实质性补偿
那些被大公司欺负的小镇生活环境被破坏的居民 — 那些电影你看过吧？
还是赶紧预防为上
要照章办事的给个机器人就行了要leadership干什么 这种突发事件就是考验领导力的时刻 这些人显然站在了sxsw利益的一边
所以我除了签名，还写信给相关部门，就是提供钱“民情民意”的证据... “且看”不够，看不到怎么办...那还是这几天焦虑一下至少尽力了
我就是好奇，如果是参与者主动纷纷退出，是不是主办方利益损失少一些。
我前几天跟女儿说，从今以后，学校和club的游泳比赛一律不让参加，如果老师问起，就说妈妈不让参加。疫情后可以参加。女儿同意了，她已经有心理准备不参加任何大型比赛或者表演
现在查出参加APS会议的一个男的被确诊了，他在丹佛被确诊，看来虽然被取消了，还是有人前往丹佛啊。。这个病人就是传说中的超级传播者，取消真的是救了一锅子的命！我相信万人会议不取消的话，一定有好几个这样的超级传播者在四处散发病毒！！到时候丹佛沦陷其他城市跟着遭殃。我老公这次会议逃过一劫！