By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager The news is increasingly bleak for the founders of the South by Southwest conference, which was canceled today for the first time in its 34-year history.
Two founders of the event, which was set for March 13-22 in Austin, Texas, told The Austin Chronicle that the organization lacks insurance coverage for disease outbreaks.
The festival was cancelled by city and county officials late Friday afternoon because of health concerns from the coronavirus outbreak.
SXSW co-founder Nick Barbaro – also the publisher of the Chronicle – said the its cancellation insurance does not cover a disease outbreak or the city declaring a “local state of disaster.” His comment was backed-up by SXSW co-founder and Managing
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