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First organized by Eelco Kingma in August 2012 and then by Quentin Debode in August 2013 and January 2014, the Belgian YouTube Gathering or #BYTG is the Belgian version of a gathering for the online video viewers and creators of YouTube.

First Edition
The first edition on the Belgian YouTube gathering was hosted by Eelco Kingma on August 18, 2012 in Antwerp. Eelco is the head of organisation of the 8 editions long Dutch YouTube Gathering and decided to host one in Belgium. The promotion for this event however wasn't successful and only 15 people showed up that day.

Second Edition
For the second edition of the Belgian YouTube Gatherings, Quentin Debode from the YouTube channel "randombelgium" took the role as host and event manager and held the second edition exacly one year later on August 3, 2013, in the same city. Eelco still helped hosting the gathering and was present on the day itself. The gathering was a bigger success, bringing over 75 people together. Due to its growing success, Quentin has been chosen by the attendees to host a bigger and greater 3rd edition.

Third Edition
The third edition was held on January 25, 2014 Leuven. Quentin Debode hosted the event in Club Montreal, a lounge bar in Leuven. Over 110 people were present on the gathering. There were also live acts: +Ryblack did a short setlist and Your Countdown did a 90 minutes long show.

New Management
Out of nothing, Quentin Debode announced his departure as event manager on June 18, 2014. He stated in a blog that "of course this is a very difficult decision, and absolutely the most bittersweet one ever" but also clarified that he didn't exacly left the gathering since Eelco Kingma fired him from that position. However, Debode also stated that "This is for the best for the future of the Belgian YouTube Gatherings". Only 2 hours after Debode's blog got posted, it was announced on the official Facebook page that Geoffrey Demey would be the new event manager the upcoming gathering.

Forth Edition
It has been confirmed that 4th edition of the Belgian YouTube Gatherings will be held by the current event manager Geoffrey Demey. Nothing has been confirmed about a specific date or location so far.