March 30, 2026 | 16:00-18:00 CEST | Mødelokale 2.3
The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) initiative aims to improve understanding of Arctic change and to advance actionable and societally relevant information through research that draws on information and expertise from across disciplines and knowledge systems, including Indigenous Knowledge, to solve complex challenges. This meeting is organized and facilitated by the NNA Community Office (NNA-CO), whose mission it is to build awareness, partnerships, opportunities, and resources to support equitable research collaborations within NNA and beyond.
This meeting will focus on the legacy and future of the NNA initiative – what we’ve built, what we’ve learned, and what should endure.
16:00 Welcome & Session Framing
Nikoosh Carlo and Matt Druckenmiller, NNA Community Office
16:05 NNA State of the Initiative
A brief look at where NNA stands: its trajectory, what remains ahead, and evaluation priorities.
16:15 Panel Discussion
A conversation with researchers and community leaders who have been working across knowledge systems, building partnerships with Indigenous Peoples, and advancing international Arctic collaboration — reflecting on what this work has taught us and what the broader community should carry forward.
16:45 Storytelling & Community Knowledge Activity
A hands-on exercise drawn from the Arctic Research is Relationship (ARR) Guidebook, inviting participants to share personal stories of change in the places they know best.
17:20 Report-Back & Large-Group Synthesis
Groups share themes from the activity; a brief facilitated discussion of what participants observed across stories.
17:40 Open Discussion: The Legacy of NNA
What should the broader Arctic research community carry forward? Where are the opportunities for future collaboration and synthesis?
17:55 Closing
This session is designed primarily as an in-person gathering. Remote attendees are welcome to observe and participate where capacity allows.