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Didn't know this and this does shine a different light... However, I'm guessing that it's better for the organizers to have the gov "pull the plug" than themse
by OzzyB 7y ago
Didn't know this and this does shine a different light...
However, I'm guessing that it's better for the organizers to have the gov "pull the plug" than themselves since this will allow them to (potentially) renege on all the supplier contracts they must be have in order to put on such an event.
I'm pretty sure SXSW organizers are in direct contact with City officials.
Edit: Or indeed collect insurance as the other commenter points out
- txcwpalpha 7y agoBased on their passive aggressive wording in SXSW's official announcement, it seems to me that SXSW did not want to cancel at all but are doing so reluctantly because they are being forced to by the city. That might just be a PR move, but personally I doubt it. From what I've seen, the insurance thing is just a rumor/speculation going around reddit and Twitter. I haven't seen any official information about an insurance payout.
- ghaff 7y agoAnd you won’t. You can be sure lawyers and insurance companies were putting in long hours.
- txcwpalpha 7y agohttps://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2020-03-06/sxsw-cancellation-not-covered-by-insurance/ https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2020-03-06/sxsw-c...
- ksec 7y agoBeing Forced to Cancel by Gov Officials saves faces for everybody. The Hotels, Organisers, Participants, etc. And I am pretty sure there will be lots of interest from all parties involves, insurance is just one of them. Everything else is just PR moves.
- techslave 7y agoall such contracts have “force majeure” clauses so that’s not a problem.