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The NNA-CO hosted its first Greenland researcher and community networking event, bringing together individuals who worked in or were interested in working in Greenland across various research interests and geographic focus areas. The meeting aimed to identify synergies, leverage efforts, and coordinate work, including collaboration around participation in the 2023 Greenland Science Week.
In coordination with StoryCenter, the NNA-CO offered Part 1 of a Storytelling Workshop Series that provided an introduction to storytelling and utilizing story as a method for sharing and communicating science. This webinar focused an introduction to storytelling and ethics of storytelling.
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The NNA-CO hosted a Learn & Connect Series meeting focused on integrating research with digital media technology through storytelling to support collaboration and convergence. The 90-minute webinar helped participants explore how facilitating, creating, and sharing digital stories could foster a deeper and more expansive sense of understanding.
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The NNA-CO partnered with the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) to host an in-person social gathering for Colorado-based polar scientists and early career researchers in Boulder, Colorado. The event was held on March 23, 2023 from 7 to 9pm MT at the Rayback Collective and included mixer activities followed by unstructured social time.
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The NNA-CO hosted a Community Engagement session during the Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management (ATCEM) and invited NNA projects to submit pre-recorded flash talks and attend a meet and greet with interested Tribal community members. Flash talks focused on supporting and partnering with Tribal leaders, organizations, and Alaska Native communities, as well as working across knowledge systems, languages, and disciplines to center Indigenous community priorities in co-developed research.
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The NNA international meeting at ASSW 2023 focused on highlighting international NNA projects and their approaches to developing international collaborations, working across knowledge systems and disciplines, building partnerships with Indigenous Peoples, and reaching diverse international audiences. The meeting provided opportunities for networking and discussion around future collaboration and synthesis.
The NNA-CO hosted an Inclusive Mentoring Workshop where participants learned about how to build a more inclusive research environment, foster meaningful relationships, and build support networks.
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The Inclusive Mentoring workshop introduced mentors to key concepts for inclusive mentoring and provided tools, activities, discussions, and templates to support mentoring at all academic levels, including guidance for summer undergraduate research projects. The workshop encouraged questions to help mentors feel prepared and supported and was intended for NNA-funded projects and researchers seeking to improve their mentoring.
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The deadline for applications for the Convergence Working Group early career fellows and experienced co-leads closed on January 18, 2023.
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The AGU session on "Effective ways of engaging diverse learners in Arctic Science" took place on December 16, 2022 with an oral session from 10:00 to 11:30 am MT and a poster session from 1:45 to 5:15 pm MT.