NNA-CO: A Community Office for Coordination, Partnership, and Capacity-Building to Support Convergence Research in the Rapidly Changing Arctic

航行新北极(NNA)是NSF的十大想法之一。NNA项目解决了快速变化的北极地区汇聚的科学挑战。北极研究需要为国家、更大区域和全球的经济、安全和韧性提供信息。NNA增强了从地方到国际的新的研究伙伴关系，使下一代北极研究人员多样化，加强正式和非正式教育的努力，并在适当的情况下整合共同创造知识。该奖项通过协调NNA项目和更广泛的社区来部分实现这一目标，重点关注社会制度、自然环境和建筑环境之间的相互作用。导航新北极社区办公室(NNA-CO)提供领导，以支持受使用启发的融合研究，以解决与变化的北极相关的复杂挑战。这一方法对于解决粮食主权、气候适应能力和环境安全等社会需求至关重要。NNA-CO建立意识、伙伴关系、机会和资源，以便在NNA项目内、项目之间和项目之外进行协作和公平的知识生成。NNA-CO提高了对土著知识和数据主权的认可；促进包容和协作的研究设计和实施；协调有效的知识传播、教育和推广。该办公室培养早期职业研究人员的能力，并提供独特的机会来启发和吸引广大受众更全面地了解北极-其自然环境、建筑环境、不同的文化和社区。NNA-CO是一个分布式办公室，由三个部分组成，分别位于科罗拉多博尔德大学(CU)、阿拉斯加太平洋大学(APU)和阿拉斯加费尔班克斯大学(UAF)。中央办公室通过与共同设在一起的环境科学合作研究所(CIRES)、国家冰雪数据中心(NSIDC)和北极与高山研究所(INSTAAR)建立联系，提高了效率。APU是一个部落控制的阿拉斯加土著服务机构，通过促进当地/地区NNA研究伙伴关系并将NNA研究与土著文化、知识体系和研究需求相结合，为北极社区设立了社区推广办公室。UAF的教育和外联(E&Amp；O)外地办事处促进了NNA研究人员和阿拉斯加各地的社区、教师和学生之间的联系，以保持协调的、文化上合适的和以地点为基础的E&amp；O活动。NNA-CO通过加强沟通、协调和学习为NNA社区服务，重点是(1)与土著人民共同创造知识，(2)融合研究，(3)响应文化的教育和外联，以及(4)在NNA项目中促进更大的完整性、数据共享和可再现性的开放科学。NNA-CO未来的活动将由研究和土著咨询委员会指导。快速反应和融合工作组侧重于一系列研究领域(例如，粮食安全、沿海系统和全球联系)，将相关的国家行动局调查人员和合作伙伴聚集在一起，作为主要的组织机制。NNA-CO活动通过创造合作机会，将知识和有用的科学应用于北极决策，扩大了NNA项目的影响。NNA-CO对于增进对北极在全球系统中的作用的知识和认识至关重要，包括在生物物理、经济和社会文化背景下。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) is one of NSF's 10 Big Ideas. NNA projects address convergence scientific challenges in the rapidly changing Arctic. The Arctic research is needed to inform the economy, security and resilience of the Nation, the larger region and the globe. NNA empowers new research partnerships from local to international scales, diversifies the next generation of Arctic researchers, enhances efforts in formal and informal education, and integrates the co-production of knowledge where appropriate. This award fulfills part of that aim by coordinating NNA projects and broader communities, focusing on interactions among social systems, the natural environment, and the built environment.The Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO) provides leadership to support use-inspired convergence research that solves complex challenges related to the changing Arctic. This approach is crucial for addressing societal needs, such as food sovereignty, climate resilience, and environmental security. The NNA-CO builds awareness, partnerships, opportunities, and resources for collaboration and equitable knowledge generation within, between, and beyond NNA projects. The NNA-CO increases recognition of Indigenous knowledge and data sovereignty; promotes inclusive and collaborative research design and implementation; and coordinates effective knowledge dissemination, education, and outreach. The office builds capacity in early career researchers and provides unique opportunities to inspire and engage a wide audience toward a more holistic understanding of the Arctic—its natural environment, built environment, and diverse cultures and communities.The NNA-CO is a distributed office with three parts located at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU), Alaska Pacific University (APU) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The Central Office at CU gains efficiency through affiliations with the co-located Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), and the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR). APU, a tribally controlled, Alaska Native-serving institution, hosts a Community Extension Office for Arctic communities by facilitating local/regional NNA research partnerships and interfacing NNA research with Indigenous cultures, knowledge systems, and research needs. An Education and Outreach (E&O) Field Office at UAF facilitates connections among NNA researchers and communities, teachers, and students across Alaska to maintain coordinated, culturally appropriate, and place-based E&O activities. The NNA-CO serves the NNA community through enhanced communication, coordination, and learning, with a focus on (1) co-production of knowledge with Indigenous Peoples, (2) convergence research, (3) culturally responsive education and outreach, and (4) open science for greater integrity, data-sharing, and reproducibility within NNA projects. The future activities of the NNA-CO will be guided by research and Indigenous advisory boards. Rapid Response and Convergence Working Groups, focused on a range of research areas (e.g., food security, coastal systems, and global connections), bring together relevant NNA investigators and partners to serve as the primary organizing mechanisms. NNA-CO activities extend the impact of NNA projects by creating collaborative opportunities for applying knowledge and usable science to Arctic decision-making. The NNA-CO is essential to advancing knowledge and awareness of the role of the Arctic in the global system, including within biophysical, economic, and socio-cultural contexts.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.