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SXSW Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

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Re: SXSW Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

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Post by UncleOxidant »

positr0n wrote: post #17
xwdv wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing will happen in 2 months that suddenly makes it safe to hold an event of that size attended by developers from all across the world. It’s over.

What about summmer? Honest question that I haven't seen discussed enough to form an opinion on. Flu and the common cold are drastically curtailed by late spring and it seems reasonable that coronavirus spread could also dramatically slow until the season starts again this fall.

There are cases in warm places like Singapore and Thailand. Yes, they think transmission could be slowed in warm humid weather, but most warm places in the world have air conditioning.

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Post by kalium_xyz »

alasdair_ wrote: post #25
tomerico wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s a very speculative statement. It’s quite possible that the Virus spread will stop as the weather warms up.

>That’s a very speculative statement. It’s quite possible that the Virus spread will stop as the weather warms up. Based on what data? This is something that Trump said and was immediately shut down on. We simply don't know enough to make any statements about spread probability yet.

Based on prior coronavirus outbreaks, e.g. mers, sers, common cold. It and derivatives probably will be a winter cold for the next few years.

Keep in mind that a lot of us are not Americans and don’t know or care what trump is saying.

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Post by bsder »

AdamJacobMuller wrote: post #4

I'm speculating their insurance coverage only kicked in if they were forced to close.

> I'm speculating their insurance coverage only kicked in if they were forced to close.

SXSW was definitely not going to cancel until forced.

The more important piece than insurance, I suspect, is that they don't have to give full refunds now. It also probably means they can unilaterally cancel contracts.

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Post by komali2 »

excerionsforte wrote: post #28

SXSW was really bent on going through with this massive event even though smaller events were being cancelled. The spread would likely happen through multiple contacts in airports and since there is a delay in symptoms if any, SXSW woould, in the worst case, been a super spreader event. You could bet lawsuits would have rained on them and likely the City of Austin. Sometimes, you just got to say no, we will not contr…

What standing would an infected person have against SXSW or the city of Austin?

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Post by adrianmonk »

AdamJacobMuller wrote: post #4

I'm speculating their insurance coverage only kicked in if they were forced to close.

An article from "Variety" (https://variety.com/2020/music/festivals/coronavirus-ultra-s...) covers exactly this and agrees:

> But he understands the hesitance to cancel — because even if most major promoters probably spent extra to have communicable disease provisions in their cancellation insurance, it wouldn’t likely kick in if they made a unilateral decision to cancel without the city forcing their hand to do so.

In the above, "he" refers to an "entertainment manager" at an insurance company. Doesn't sound like firsthand knowledge, but it's still a very educated guess.

Re: SXSW Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

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Post by cryptozeus »

No refunds will be given

“#SXSW replied me saying they won't refund me Frowning face or exchange for 2021. For Brazilian standards the price of the ticket is VERY expensive and I'm cancelling my trip due to concerns related to coronavirus. I think they should refund me and the participants that decided not to attend”

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