The NNA-CO hosted a virtual Arctic Outreach Fair as part of the Alaska Forum on the Environment to connect NNA projects with communities across Alaska. The event aimed to share NNA projects with community members to encourage new connections and community engagement. Individuals were able to attend by registering for the Alaska Forum on the Environment.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invited participants to a Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) proposal writing workshop on December 9, 2021. The two-hour workshop was held from 2:00–4:00pm Eastern Time / 12:00–2:00pm Mountain Time / 10:00am–12:00pm Alaska Time. The first hour consisted of an overview of the NSF review process and the Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts criteria, as well as a discussion of common mistakes made by investigators when submitting proposals, and the second hour was structured around breakout rooms with NSF program officers.

Those interested in knowledge translation and science communication joined producer, script writer, videographer, and editor Ryan Vachon (Provare Media) for a 90-minute filmmaking workshop. He worked with attendees to identify a project mission statement, provided methods for storyboarding and communication, discussed camera and audio gear and approaches to filming, and offered an overview of editing basics.

The NNA-CO, together with the ARC-NAV project, hosted a virtual open meet-up to discuss interests and ideas for a possible future network of community research liaisons. The meeting focused on discussing possible goals, opportunities, and challenges for the network and included established community liaisons and research assistants, project PIs, NNA-CO representatives, and representatives from Arctic communities and organizations.

This AGU session addressed how changing polar environments had created important scientific and societal concerns in high and lower latitudes. Presenters shared effective approaches, frameworks, and examples to promote broader understanding and awareness of the changing Arctic and its societal implications. The session highlighted strategies to inspire learners in formal and informal contexts and invited papers on community engagement, co-design of educational and outreach activities, and fostering intergenerational and cross-cultural learning through Arctic Indigenous knowledge, science, and observation.

As climate change warmed the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, communities faced growing challenges such as coastal erosion and food security. The National Science Foundation's Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) initiative aimed to advance actionable knowledge through convergence research that included Indigenous Knowledge, and the NNA-CO supported this mission by building awareness, partnerships, and equitable collaboration. The NNA-CO hosted a Town Hall to discuss inclusive research design, Indigenous knowledge and data sovereignty, and effective knowledge dissemination, inviting current and prospective researchers and collaborators to attend.

The NNA-CO and Alaska Pacific University Community Extension Office invited community members to attend a virtual Indigenous Gathering Open House on November 3, 2021, to meet the team, learn about the Extension Office, and provide feedback on how to best serve community needs, priorities, and research interests. Tribal leaders, Indigenous knowledge holders, culture bearers, Elders, students, and community members were encouraged to attend, register in advance through Zoom, and share their input.