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

导航新北极（NNA）是美国国家科学基金会的十大构想之一。NNA项目解决快速变化的北极地区的融合科学挑战。北极研究需要为国家、更大地区和全球的经济、安全和复原力提供信息。NNA支持从地方到国际规模的新研究伙伴关系，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，并在适当情况下整合知识的共同生产。该奖项通过协调NNA项目和更广泛的社区，关注社会系统、自然环境和建筑环境之间的相互作用，实现了这一目标的一部分。导航新北极社区办公室（NNA-CO）领导支持以使用为灵感的融合研究，解决与不断变化的北极相关的复杂挑战。这种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在NNA项目内部、项目之间和项目之外建立意识、伙伴关系、机会和资源，以促进协作和公平的知识生成。NNA-CO增加了对土著知识和数据主权的承认；促进包容性和合作性研究的设计和实施；并协调有效的知识传播、教育和外联工作。该办公室为早期职业研究人员提供能力建设，并提供独特的机会，激励和吸引广泛的受众更全面地了解北极——它的自然环境、建筑环境、多样化的文化和社区。NNA-CO是一个分布式办公室，由三部分组成，分别位于科罗拉多大学博尔德分校（CU）、阿拉斯加太平洋大学（APU）和阿拉斯加费尔班克斯大学（UAF）。CU的中央办公室通过与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）的隶属关系提高了效率。APU是一个部落控制的、为阿拉斯加原住民服务的机构，通过促进当地/区域NNA研究伙伴关系，并将NNA研究与土著文化、知识系统和研究需求相结合，为北极社区设立了一个社区扩展办公室。UAF的教育和外展（e&o）外地办事处促进阿拉斯加各地NNA研究人员、社区、教师和学生之间的联系，以保持协调、文化适宜和基于地方的e&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)与土著人民共同生产知识，(2)融合研究，(3)文化响应教育和外展，以及(4)开放科学，以提高NNA项目的完整性、数据共享和可重复性。土著人民办事处今后的活动将以研究委员会和土著咨询委员会为指导。快速反应和融合工作组侧重于一系列研究领域（如粮食安全、沿海系统和全球联系），将相关的NNA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活动通过创造将知识和可用科学应用于北极决策的合作机会，扩大了NNA项目的影响。NNA-CO对于提高对北极在全球系统中的作用的认识和认识至关重要，包括在生物物理、经济和社会文化背景下。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.