https://www.marinbookkeepers.org/Membership Marin Bookkeepers Network upcoming events Marin Bookkeepers Network Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:52:16 GMT Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:52:16 GMT Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px;"><font face="Roboto, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"><strong>Impacts of AI Search Changes on Accounting Professionals&nbsp;</strong></font></span></p> <p align="center"><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px;">with Ken Dickinson</em></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px;">When:</span> <strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px;">Friday, August 21st</strong></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000"><a name="_Hlk84349027"></a><font style="font-size: 19px;">Time: <strong>12pm</strong></font></font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 19px;">Where: <strong>Zoom</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 19px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 19px;"><strong><img src="https://marinbookkeepers.org/resources/Pictures/Ken%20Dickinson.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="217" height="217"><br></strong></font></p> <p align="start" style="font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;"><br></p> <p style="line-height: 22px; font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span>Google search is no longer just a list of website links—it is now an AI recommendation engine. For bookkeepers and accountants, this creates two major challenges: 1.) It changes how potential clients find us online; 2.) It creates inconsistent search results when we are researching critical tax and 1099 compliance rules.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 22px; font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span>In this session, Ken Dickinson will help us explore both angles. You’ll discover how to optimize your business for AI-driven search, learn best practices for verifying financial data in an AI world, and get a quick guide to alternative traditional search engines such as DuckDuckGo and Brave.&nbsp; Secure your spot to future-proof your practice!</span></p> <p><br></p> <p style="line-height: 19px;"><strong style="font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About Ken Dickinson &amp; Bay Area Computer Training (BACT)</strong></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;"><font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000">Ken Dickinson is the founder and Executive Director of Bay Area Computer Training (BACT), a trusted computer training facility in San Rafael since 1991. With roots in teaching tech skills to refugees for San Francisco in 1984, Ken launched BACT to support individuals and professionals in mastering digital tools. The company offers a friendly, supportive training environment, delivering tailored classes in-person and via Zoom across the Bay Area, specializing in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, QuickBooks, AI tools, and more. Ken teaches an entrepreneurial series of classes for the YWCA and Digital Inclusion classes to Seniors for Vivalon in San Rafael and for the County of Kauai.&nbsp; Ken was recently awarded a Digital Equity Innovation Award by the State of Hawaii for community work in digital equity, inclusion and innovation.</font></p> https://marinbookkeepers.org/event-6749730 https://marinbookkeepers.org/event-6749730 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px;"><font face="Roboto, sans-serif"><strong>Intuit Enterprise Suite</strong></font></span></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px;">with Garrett Lusk</em></p> <p><br></p> <p></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px;">When:</span> <strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px;">Friday, September 18th</strong></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000"><a name="_Hlk84349027"></a><font style="font-size: 19px;">Time: <strong>12pm</strong></font></font></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 19px;">Where: <strong>Zoom</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 19px;"><strong><br></strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 19px;"><em>(More info to come)</em></p> <div align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"></div> https://marinbookkeepers.org/event-6784407 https://marinbookkeepers.org/event-6784407