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See you in Amsterdam, Melbourne, or Anaheim!! (also Boston)

2016-12-01 (said on 2016-12-02 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded -1 days later) · announcement · Hank · 3:07 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects (also: Internet & YouTube) · mode: Announcements · tags: self promotion, guest or collab

Hank, briefly back from paternity leave in a pre-recorded video, announces three VidCons for 2017 (Anaheim, and for the first time Amsterdam and Melbourne), says he will attend all three while John attends only Anaheim, and thanks the guest hosts.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Paternity-leave break: Hank pre-recorded this to tell viewers about three VidCons

  • ★★ Hank says he is on a paternity-leave break and pre-recorded this video to tell viewers about three VidCons. — 00:00:01 · VidCon

00:00:09 — Promo clip: unnamed creators on meeting viewers in real life, VidCon as a rare gathering, online video as something new reaching the audience; music

  • ★ a guest: In the opening promo clip, unnamed voices say meeting viewers in real life is the best part of being a creator, and they want to pioneer something new, not a TV show. (hedged) — 00:00:09 · YouTube, VidCon

00:01:03 — Promo announcement: VidCon US in Anaheim June 21-24, VidCon Europe in Amsterdam April 8-9, VidCon Australia in Melbourne September 9-10; tickets on sale

  • ★★★ Hank announces in the promo that VidCon US returns to the Anaheim Convention Center on June 21-24, and that VidCon goes global: Europe in Amsterdam April 8-9, Australia in Melbourne September 9-10. — 00:01:15 · VidCon, Amsterdam, Australia
  • ★★ Hank says tickets are now available for VidCon US, VidCon Europe and VidCon Australia, and hopes to see viewers there. — 00:01:42 · VidCon, Australia

00:01:54 — Hank will attend all three, John only Anaheim; Hank will stand in for John (signature), maybe John Skypes into a Dear Hank and John; local and US/UK creators, diversity

  • ★★ Hank says he has never been to Amsterdam or the Southern Hemisphere and will be at all three VidCons: Anaheim, Amsterdam and Melbourne. — 00:01:54 · Amsterdam, VidCon
  • ★★ Hank says John will only be able to attend Anaheim, so Hank will be both himself and John for people at the others, joking he is practising John's simple signature. (playful) — 00:02:04 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank suggests John might Skype in for a Dear Hank and John, admitting he has not asked John first. (hedged) — 00:02:13 · John Green, Dear Hank and John
  • ★★ Hank says VidCon is digging into local creator communities while also bringing US and UK creators, and going international is a huge step toward representing a diversity of creators. — 00:02:19 · VidCon, United States, United Kingdom

00:02:35 — Apology to viewers who live far from the events; thanks to John and the guest hosts for keeping the channel; sign-off

  • ★ Hank apologises for returning from leave to announce events most viewers cannot attend, joking that there are now fewer people who live far from one. (playful) — 00:02:35
  • ★★ Hank thanks John and the guest hosts for taking care of the channel while he has been away; he does not know how it has gone because he pre-recorded this. — 00:02:51 · John Green

In the description and comments

  • ★★ The description says viewers can also see Hank and John in February in Boston at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria. — video description · John Green
  • ★ The description lists VidCon Europe guests including Hannah Hart, Rhett and Link, Nathan Zed, Mamrie Hart, Charlie McDonnell and Dodie Clark. — video description · VidCon
  • ★ Hank lists NerdCon: Nerdfighteria guests: Hank and John, Nathan Zed, Craig Benzine, George Watsky, Hannah Hart and Emily Graslie, with music by Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers. — video description · Hank Green, John Green, Craig Benzine
  • ★★ Hank says his leave has been a really reflective time, and a main takeaway is how grateful he is for the community's support and that they get to do cool and good things together. — video description · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ Hank says the conference business is weird and difficult and he is still dealing with some of the financial fallout from NerdCon: Stories, but it is worth it when people say VidCon or NerdCon is one of the best times of their year. — video description · VidCon
  • ★★ Hank says it is fantastically important that we gather together in the real world when we can and love things together, and he is proud to help facilitate that. (hedged) — video description

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Mentioned

Central: VidCon · VidCon Australia · VidCon Europe

Also: Projects: Dear Hank and John

Organizations: Skype · YouTube

Concepts: parental leave

Places: Amsterdam · Anaheim Convention Center · Anaheim, California · Australia · Melbourne · Sydney · United Kingdom · United States

Only in the description or credits: Boston · Charlie McDonnell · Craig Benzine · Dodie Clark · Emily Graslie · George Watsky · Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers · Hannah Hart · Mamrie Hart · Nathan Zed · NerdCon: Nerdfighteria · NerdCon: Stories · Rhett and Link

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