SXSW Cancelled Due to Coronavirus
One interesting tidbit here is that the mayor made the call to cancel the event, not SXSW themselves. I understand the organizers stand to lose _a lot_ from cancellations, but this still seems like bad optics.<p>Unrelated, but I have three big events I booked long ago that I'm either becoming weary of attending, or fear that they will be cancelled and I'll be on the hook for the hotel and other accommodations. One of them is at SF chase center (19K capacity) and SF recently announced infections. Not a good time to be a fan of live events.<p>EDIT: Here's an interesting twitter thread that gives an isight into what smaller event organizers are going through due to the coronavirus <a href="https://twitter.com/jessiechar/status/1235685514667126786" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/jessiechar/status/1235685514667126786</a>