This is my post-mortem of why the conference was cancelled - it isn't an official statement
- It was pointed out on Twitter that the lineup so far is white males.
- This became frenzied and shared with allegations of racism/sexism.
- This put the sponsors in an awkward position regarding commitment to the conference.
- This meant the venue contract couldn't be signed because of a potential lack of financial security.
- Since the team can't be personally liable for the costs, there was a hard decision to be made.
- That decision was: cancel.