Health Foo 2013: Best Canceled Event, Ever
Apr 24, 2013, 11:52 AM, Posted by Ted Eytan
"The Open Door," a painting by Regina Holliday inspired by Health Foo 2013
A version of this post originally appeared on Ted’s personal blog.
At 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19, I received word that Health Foo, an annual unconference about health set in Cambridge, MA, was canceled because Boston and its surrounding areas were on lockdown as the search for one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects continued. Like me, many other attendees were already en route, and we quickly decided that we’d find a way to make Health Foo happen for anyone who was in town and was interested.
There was no mistaking the gravity of the situation on Friday. The decision to cancel was a good one. What happened next, though, was pretty amazing.
