ANNUAL MEETING REPORT T , 29 O 2020 - I. INTRODUCTION

and international Arctic researchers, COVID-19 travel restrictions to encourage participation of the educators, Indigenous and traditional knowledge holders, Arctic widely-distributed and diverse ARCUS membership and Arctic residents and local experts, and other stakeholders to improve research community. [...] This open meeting serves as an important The goals of the 2020 ARCUS Annual Meeting were to: opportunity for the ARCUS Board of Directors and staff to connect with ARCUS members, partners, and others from the wider Arctic 1. [...] COVID-19 Challenges in Arctic Research and Education • Explore institutional barriers and attempt to better Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing a rapid understand the tensions between the promotion of restructuring of the Arctic research enterprise. [...] The respondents rated the goal of “Discover who may be interested in working together after the For rating how well the meeting met the stated goals (see figure meeting” as less successful, with 50% rating it as very good or below), 88% of the respondents felt the meeting was excellent excellent, and 42% rating it as good. [...] In open comment responses for what worked well “I loved the breakout rooms… and I found it to be really at the meeting, a common theme was the welcoming and inviting enjoyable!” atmosphere and success of the breakout group discussions.