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Ex. SEC-22-GM-016 Organizer notice Primary source read

SXSW homepage: 'City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events' (capture Mar. 11, 2020)

SXSW 2020 - South by Southwest Conference and Festivals (the first major U.S. event cancelled by governmental order; staging, tent, furniture and vehicle rental across Austin)

SXSW, LLC · Austin, TX (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Austin, TX · Texas
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-03-06 Mar. 6, 2020
In force
Mar. 6, 2020 (the notice's date)
Functions reached
  • PR
  • CR
  • CN
  • MK
  • CB
Collection
Rental and Leasing SEC-22

Operative words

Travis County's Declaration of Disaster of Mar. 6, 2020 recites SXSW and the Spring Festival period (Ex. MET-AUS-035); the organizer stated it was 'devastated' and that 'The show must go on' is in our DNA' (Wikipedia, secondary)

The organizer's notice

SXSW homepage: 'City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events' (capture Mar. 11, 2020)

Notes

2020: Cancelled by the City of Austin: the organizer's homepage headline of Mar. 10, 2020 reads 'City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events'. 2021: SXSW Online, Mar. 16-20, 2021 (Wikipedia, secondary). Usual dates: Mar. 13-22, 2020 planned; annual, March. Venue orders 2020: MET-AUS-035, MET-AUS-036, MET-AUS-001, MET-AUS-037, MET-AUS-003, TX-003. Venue orders 2021: TX-029, MET-AUS-035.