Draft for the team (WhatsApp; a person sends)
Facts as of 18:38 UTC (F1 to F7, N1 to N5 in facts.md). Short enough for a phone. Two versions. From 19:55 UTC, B replaces A (Web Summit suspended Wednesday, F8).
A. Now (no change announced by Web Summit)
Storm update, Tuesday 18:40 (Lisbon time):
- Red warnings for Lisbon tomorrow, Wednesday: wind 12:00 to 21:00 (gusts up to 120, maybe 140 km/h) and heavy rain 12:00 to 18:00. [F1, F2]
- The government's alert for all of Portugal tomorrow: schools closed, outdoor events suspended, parks at risk and the waterfront closed. [F4]
- The minister asks people to stay home where possible and avoid unnecessary travel. [F5]
- Transport: disruption possible, nothing suspended yet. [F6]
- Web Summit has not changed Wednesday's programme. [F7] Whether the outdoor-events rule touches the summit: nobody has said. [N1]
- Safety first: nobody travels against the guidance. Who goes in tomorrow is decided tonight; until then, plan nothing that depends on travelling.
- Plan B for every Wednesday commitment (stand, demos, meetings, interviews) is being prepared. Next update this evening, or sooner if anything changes.
B. Web Summit has suspended Wednesday (SEND THIS ONE; filled 19:55 UTC from F8; a person sends)
Storm update, Tuesday 20:00 (Lisbon time): Web Summit has called off Day 2, Wednesday: the government formally advised it because of the storm (Web Summit's own update, 19:09: https://websummit.com/blog/web-summit/important-event-update-2026/). [F8]
- Do not travel to the venue on Wednesday. Stay where you are; the red warnings (wind 12:00 to 21:00, rain 12:00 to 18:00) and the government's alert stand. [F1, F2, F4]
- Meetings: each one gets a short note from whoever holds it (move to Thursday, or online). Drafts are ready.
- Demos: online (the news app on the web, riskmandate.ai, the live views).
- Thursday is planned to go ahead: the organisers "aim to proceed" (an aim, not yet a promise; RTP, 19:46); they will contact affected people directly. No IPMA wind or rain warning for Lisbon on Thursday as of 19:22. [F9]
- Still unknown: Wednesday's talks, the PITCH semi-final, side events. Next update by 21:00.
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