AmericaSpeaks – A national organization that designs, organizes and facilitates large-scale town hall meetings on public policy issues. www.americaspeaks.org
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, Alton, IL – a research institute whose scientists and scholars study the ecology of big rivers, the workings of the watersheds that feed them, and their ties to the river communities that use them. www.ngrrec.org
American Association of Community Colleges – A project-based partnership to form an alliance of Mississippi River community colleges to be the base for the National Dialogue and for long-term job development and academic training purposes around the River. http://www.aacc.nche.edu
