I've attended every demo day in the past 5 years. It's of course a much better experience in person — but this was the right call. Large events should not happen especially during the high-exponential-growth phase of this pandemic.
A great example from history: compare Philly to other cities (e.g. St. Louis) during the Spanish flu outbreak — they held a major event in that phase and that single-handedly turned it into the worst hit city of the epidemic with almost 1% of the entire city population perishing as a result.
A great example from history: compare Philly to other cities (e.g. St. Louis) during the Spanish flu outbreak — they held a major event in that phase and that single-handedly turned it into the worst hit city of the epidemic with almost 1% of the entire city population perishing as a result.
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/health/17flu.html