Navigating the New Arctic Community Office

📣New resource available from the NNA-CO! Check out our new mini-course - Arctic Scientists in the Classroom: Principles for Designing Community-Centered Educational Programs 🎓
ceee.colorado.edu/online-works...

Photo of Arctic tern behind text that says 'Planning Safe and Effective Field Campaigns | Join "NSF Ice-Shelf Rumpling" and PSECCO for a discussion on how panelists plan for and execute safe fieldwork practices while managing science goals on March 11, 2026 | 10am AKT | 12pm MT | 2pm ET" Photo Credit: Noémie Friscourt

Join us on March 11 for a dynamic panel on planning safe, effective polar field campaigns—packed with real‑world insights, practical tools, and guidance for early‑career researchers heading into the Arctic or Antarctic. Register for the panel discussion here: psecco.org/outreach/pse...

We want your input! 📣

The 2026 Arctic Data Center Community Survey is now open. Help us strengthen our tools, services, and trainings by sharing what’s working and what could be improved.

🔗 ucsb.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

PSECCO logo and text that says 'Apply for a PSECCO Conference Travel Grant. Find more information about how to apply on the ‘News’ page of the PSECCO website; deadline is March 15, 2026.' on top of a purple background. A photo of five people gathered at a conference in front of twinkle lights is shown in the middle.

U.S.-based scientists are invited to apply for PSECCO Conference Travel Grant funding by March 15, 2026. Learn more about who is eligible to apply and how here: psecco.org/news/psecco-...

Alaska Sea Grant: 2026 Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference 2026 Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference April 7-9, 2026 Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center UAF Kuskokwim Campus Bethel, Alaska We are accepting abstracts through January 30. The 18…

Are you still planning to submit an abstract to the 2026 Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference? Call for abstracts close tomorrow, January 30!
alaskaseagrant.org/events/2026-...

Photo of an Arctic town. Text overlaid on photo says "Register for this workshop equipping polar ECRs with the knowledge and resources to ethically collect, manage and share data. February 11, 2026, 9 am AKT | 11 am MT | 1 pm ET" Logos for PSECCO and the Arctic Data Center are on the top of the image as the workshop is co-hosted by them.

Join PSECCO and @arcticdatactr.bsky.social for a workshop equipping polar early career scientists (ECRs) with the knowledge and resources to ethically collect, manage and share data. Register on for the workshop here: psecco.org/outreach/pse...

The third episode of the Fostering Indigenous-led Research mini-series of the Arctic Together Podcast is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Tune in to hear about Indigenous-led conservation efforts and why it should be a focus of everyone's conservation efforts. nna-co.org/arctic-toget...

Photo of a marine terminating glaciers. Text overlaid on photo "Media Training for Polar Early Career Scientists | Interested in learning how to talk about your research to journalists and the media? Join us to learn what makes science newsworthy from CIRES’ Science Communications Editor on January 29, 2026 9 am AKT | 11 am MT | 1 pm ET ". Photo by Clément Cherblanc.

Join PSECCO and @cires.colorado.edu for a media training designed for polar early career scientists. Register on the events page of our website: psecco.org/events!

From everyone here at the NNA Community Office, we wish you a joyful holiday season. We will be taking time out of office to rest Dec 24-Jan 5. Wishing you peace, joy, and warmth this season and beyond.

Join us today at AGU25 from 2:15 to 3:45 CT for a session led by the NNA-CO on diverse disciplines and knowledge systems and how they can be used to address complex societal challenges!

The NNA-CO team would like to remind the NNA community to please save the dates for the 2026 NNA Annual Community Meeting. Next year’s meeting will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska during September 15-17, 2026.

Visit the AGU Publications Booth Open Science Pavilion, Exhibit Hall

Want to learn about publishing in AGU’s journals, books, preprint server, and more?📚

Stop by the AGU Publications booth in the Exhibit Hall and learn about all things #AGUPubs!

#AGU25

Join us today at AGU25 from 2:15 to 3:45 CT for a session led by the NNA-CO on engaging diverse learners in Arctic science!

President Trump Appoints Thomas Emanuel Dans to lead U.S. Arctic Research Commission: www.arctic.gov/news-12-10-25/

Two of the NNA-CO's Convergence Working Groups will be presenting posters at AGU25 next week. Join us in supporting them on December 18!

Are you attending AGU25 in New Orleans next week? We're excited to share these NNA-CO-led poster presentations and sessions focused on convergence research, Arctic education, and lessons learned from the NNA initiative!

🎧 Submit a song to the #AGU25 Music Playlist! Share the title and artist of a song that reminds you of New Orleans, Earth and space science, or the AGU25 theme: Where Science Connects Us.

🎶 Submit today: buff.ly/i5Tz3et

Promo for the AGU2025 list of polar sessions and events in a document to help navigate the conference. Header on top of photo states “Headiing to AGU this December? Check out our AGU25 guide to polar activities at the conference to see an overview of what’s going on related to Arctic and Antarctic science!” with a person and a red helicopter in the background.

Heading to AGU but unsure how to plan your schedule? Check out the PSECCO polar sessions and events guide, which outlines the various polar activities happening at AGU this year organized by day. Check out the full document at the link below! psecco.org/news/connect...

Tomorrow, December 4, is the last day to express your interest in being a mentor for our 2026 NNA REU students! Please email Alicia Christensen (alicia.christensen@colorado.edu) for more information.

📣New resource available from the NNA-CO! Check out our new mini-course - Arctic Scientists in the Classroom: Principles for Designing Community-Centered Educational Programs 🎓
ceee.colorado.edu/online-works...

Are you going to be traveling during the upcoming holiday weekend? Why not download a few episodes of the Arctic Together Podcast for your trip! You can listen on our website or anywhere you get your podcasts. nna-co.org/arctic-toget...

The NNA-CO team would like to remind the NNA community to please save the dates for the 2026 NNA Annual Community Meeting. Next year’s meeting will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska during September 15-17, 2026.

The deadline to apply to our 2026 NNA Research Experience for Undergraduate Students program is tomorrow, November 19 at 11:59pm MT, so get those applications in! nna-co.org/nna-research...

Tomorrow, November 15, is the deadline to submit your comments for the next five-year National Arctic Research Plan for 2027-2031, so get your comments in as soon as possible if you haven't already. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

The second episode of the Fostering Indigenous-led Research mini-series of the Arctic Together Podcast is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Tune in to hear perspectives on being an Indigenous scholar in Siberia and what it's like to conduct research there. nna-co.org/arctic-toget...

Our next Learn & Connect series event is coming up tomorrow, November 13, so don't forget to register ASAP! nna-co.org/outreach/web...

Are you interested in mentoring students during the NNA REU program in January and February 2026? Reach out to Alicia Christensen (alicia.christensen@colorado.edu) by December 4!

🏨 Still need a place to stay for #AGU25? Housing is available through our official provider, Maritz Global, until 19 Nov!

Make your plans and get ready to experience all that New Orleans has to offer. 🌆

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Light shining over ice crystals formations

Don't forget to pause and enjoy the small things! For example — Ice formations under a setting sun in Anchorage, Alaska. Photographed during the Navigating the New Arctic Community Meeting in November 2022. @arctictogether.bsky.social #PhotoFriday

📸: Taylor O'Brien/CIRES alum

Please join us on Nov 13 for the next installment of our climate mental health series. Drawing on the knowledge of Elders & ancestral teachings, we will reflect on how stress can affect our ability to learn & thrive, & how we can move from reactivity to proactive care. nna-co.org/outreach/web...