Austin cancels SXSW, scheduled for March 13-22, due to concerns over COVID-19
- SXSW was canceled after a string of high-profile cancellations including Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. — The conference had been scheduled to take place between March 13 and 22.
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Discussion
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Vox
Shirin Ghaffary
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Here are all the major tech conferences canceled so far because of coronavirus
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@sxsw
@sxsw
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An Update on SXSW 2020. Please read our full statement here: https://www.sxsw.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@mattyglesias
Matthew Yglesias
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Think about the SXSW cancellation ... that's a ton of lost hours and lost tips. These are going to be liquidity constrained people who'll have to pull back spending. And it's gonna be service & hospitality workers in every world city.
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@wajahatali
Wajahat Ali
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#SXSW brings in more than 300 million dollars to Austin, Texas. The fact the mayor cancelled it reflects both responsibility and the potentially severe virality of #CoronaVirus. Trump cut the CDC budget. He has Pence in charge. We don't have enough testing kits. Lord.
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@jonerlichman
Jon Erlichman
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Some events that have been cancelled due to coronavirus: SXSW Google I/O Facebook F8 Collision IBM Think Nvidia GTC Adobe Summit Shopify Unite Intel Labs Day Google Cloud Next Mobile World Congress Microsoft MVP Summit Game Developers Conference Facebook Global Marketing Summit h…
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@mrmedina
Alex Medina
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wow — so many teams l, including ours, have been working for months on their respective brand activations. this is a tough one. much love to fellow creatives. https://twitter.com/...
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@marketwatch
@marketwatch
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This is the first time in 34 years that SXSW will not take place. It would have pumped about $356 million into the local economy. https://www.marketwatch.com/ ...
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@jneece
Jarod Neece
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Our hearts are broken, but they are still beating. Thanks for all your love and support. #sxforever https://www.sxsw.com/...
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@molly_knight
Molly Knight
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It had to be done but it's devastating nonetheless to local businesses, artists, caterers, and everyone barely surviving in the gig economy. Ugh. https://twitter.com/...
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@jenny8lee
@jenny8lee
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The role that insurance policies play in deciding to cancel festivals like SXSW. They may kick in only if the government makes the call to cancel. Also communicable diseases may or may not be considered a force majeure. https://variety.com/...
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@benballer
Ben Baller
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Wow 😳.... I know Coachella is waiting till the last min. They mad af https://twitter.com/...
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@bridgetmarie
Bridget Todd
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How rad would it be if @questlove did a fundraiser show for folks who are now #SXSWorried after losing out on wages without #SXSW #SXSW2020 ? https://twitter.com/...
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@thecjmorgan
@thecjmorgan
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musicians bartenders riggers janitors concierges lyft drivers lighting techs chefs contractors security public relations reps street teams city employees parking garage attendants non profits not just the ‘hipsters from California’ you hate are affected by #SXSW's cancelation
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@twittermoments
@twittermoments
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The economic impact of cancelling #SXSW alone shows just how difficult the decision must have been. #coronavirus https://twitter.com/...
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@mobleywho
@mobleywho
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This is important. I think a lot of people outside of the industry view SXSW as a largely corporate event, but *so many* regular, working people organize their whole year around this one week and depend on it for a large proportion of their incomes. https://twitter.com/...
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@txmusicoffice
@txmusicoffice
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“The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for #SXSW2020 and @SXSWEDU. @SXSW will faithfully follow the City's directions...” Learn more: https://www.sxsw.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@byjacobward
Jacob Ward
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Cancelling SXSW represents about $350M in lost revenue for the city of Austin. This is an enormous act of civic responsibility. https://twitter.com/...
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@cmclymer
@cmclymer
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SXSW started in 1987 as a local music festival expected to draw only 150 folks. It drew 700 its first year and exploded in popularity, arguably becoming one of the biggest things that really put Austin on the national map. For the first time, it's been canceled. Coronavirus. http…
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@oliverdarcy
Oliver Darcy
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A few days ago, Texas Monthly published a story on what canceling SXSW would mean for the local economy of Austin, Texas. “Canceling the festival in early March would leave a whole lot of people in a crisis.” https://www.texasmonthly.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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@kevinlehane
Kevin Lehane
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Gutted for the filmmakers who were screening there for the first time. https://twitter.com/...
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@voxdotcom
@voxdotcom
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#SXSW is the latest in a list of tech conferences that have been cancelled recently due to #coronavirus fears. Here are some of the others: https://www.vox.com/...
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@ranimolla
Rani Molla
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SXSW is cancelled. That brings the direct economic impact of major tech conference cancellations to $1 billion https://www.vox.com/...
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@laurengoode
Lauren Goode
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“The direct economic loss from the cancellation from nine major tech conferences including Google I/O, Facebook's F8 event, Mobile World Congress and now SXSW over coronavirus has already surpassed $1 billion.” https://www.vox.com/...
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@zeynep
Zeynep Tufekci
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SxSW is cancelled. To try to understand what it took for China to slow the spread after they covered up and delayed for weeks, imagine closing down practically the whole country. It will take two, three months of such drastic action to contain it. We're now in similar denial. htt…
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@danprimack
Dan Primack
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SXSW RIP Massive economic loss for the city of Austin
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@danawollman
Dana Wollman
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Austin canceled SXSW because the organizers wouldn't do it themselves. FWIW, Engadget and Verizon Media more broadly had already pulled out: https://www.engadget.com/...
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@joshconstine
Josh Constine
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SXSW says it's looking to reschedule while attempting to hold virtual online sessions for 2020, starting with SXSW EDU https://techcrunch.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@slarkpope
Brian Braiker
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SXSW canceled just as we're shipping pages with a story about how organizers refuse to cancel SXSW. A real STOP THE PRESSES moment here.
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@arnoldkim
Arnold Kim
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There's no way Sxsw was happening. A bit late for cancelation but not surprising.
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@loudmouthjulia
Julia Alexander
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This is the last big conference until like summer cons, right? Dang. https://twitter.com/...
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@gamespot
@gamespot
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SXSW cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, ECCC postponed, and a host of movie releases and theme parks are also hit hard https://www.gamespot.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@mousejones
@mousejones
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I feel for the artists https://twitter.com/...
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@gregbradyto
Greg Brady
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Just happened. Hate thinking there's going to be a major domino effect from this in the US. But I'm thinking it.... https://twitter.com/...
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@waxpancake
Andy Baio
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All three major music groups — Sony, Universal, Warner Music — advised employees not to attend SXSW. It's not unclear how, or if, this will impact their artist showcases. https://variety.com/...