Cambridge, MA - The national forum for exploring new partnership models among the corporate, nonprofit, government, and academic sectors — the greaterthan > conference — has named Interaction Associates CEO, Linda Dunkel, to its National Advisory Board to help shape the direction of the annual conference. Since the formation of the conference in 2008, and its well-received inaugural conference in 2009, international interest in collaborative work, partnerships and alliances has grown dramatically.

The the greaterthan > conference mission is to promote awareness and understanding of cross-sector collaboration, to explore and advance approaches that make collaboration and partnerships successful, and to introduce people and organizations to a resourceful community, willing and able to support–and join–collaborative efforts to address specific challenges.   "I am honored to have been selected as part of this board," Linda Dunkel said. "As Google’s chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt said, we must 'Collaborate or perish!' The goals of the greaterthan > conference’s honor this sense of urgency and the rapid expansion of global and local cross-sector partnerships to address complex issues." In 2009, Interaction Associates and the Interaction Institute for Social Change presented at the greater than> conference on the topic of cross-sector collaboration.

Other national advisory board members include executives from the National Park Foundation, the US Department of State, the Aspen Institute, and Common Good Ventures.

More information about the greater than> conference may be found at their website: http://www.greaterthanconference.com/.