The 2021 NNA Annual Community Meeting for investigators and partners was held November 8–10, 2021, in cooperation between the NNA-CO and NSF’s NNA Working Group. The virtual meeting provided an opportunity for NNA project teams, Arctic community members, Indigenous and Traditional knowledge holders, decision makers, and other experts to discuss and highlight progress, opportunities, and challenges across the NNA initiative through plenary presentations, discussion panels, workshop-style events, and collaboratively developed training opportunities.

The NNA-CO invited NNA Broader Impact Network members to join the September 23 meeting, where participants continued building connections and increasing awareness around culturally sensitive work with Arctic communities. Attendees engaged in networking through breakout rooms, participated in case study discussions guided by an Indigenous community member, and left with resources and strategies to strengthen their own broader impact and outreach plans.