Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is committed to diversity: providing a platform for everyone to publish on the web and building a diverse, distributed workforce around the world.

A collaborative effort between Accelerate with Google and Automattic, the Accelerate.LGBT conference series is designed to help diverse businesses and nonprofits optimize their web presence, empowering professionals through focused workshops and hands-on, one-on-one support from Automattic and Google employees. We held our first event in San Francisco this past April, which was a great success.

We're excited to announce the next free Accelerate.LGBT event on September 17, 2015, in Dublin, Ireland. Here's a sneak peek of the sessions for this afternoon event:

  • Get found on Google Search and Maps
  • Optimize your website for business
  • Engage a younger audience with your brand
  • Find the best talent for your organization -- inside Google's hiring secrets
  • Unlock your organization's online potential

If you live in Dublin or plan to be in the area at this time, make sure to join us, follow us, and interact with us (#AccelerateLGBT)!

If you'd like to attend, please register for the September 17 event.

If you'd like Accelerate.LGBT to visit your area, tweet us! We're also taking a poll to help us decide where to host our next event. Vote now:

We're proud to partner with Google to offer this Accelerate.LGBT series to help businesses and nonprofits get the most out of the tools available on the web. We hope to see you in September!