Practices of Arctic data management have become increasingly sophisticated, coordinated and broadly inclusive of data producers and users over the past two decades. Building on the outcomes of three national-scale polar data workshops (2015, 2017, and 2020), the development of a national-scale consortium working towards data interoperability and supporting Indigenous data sovereignty, and on expanded Canadian engagement in and leadership of international Arctic data initiatives, including the data working group of the Arctic Observing Summit and the international Arctic Data Committee, we invite papers that address the current state of the art or current perspectives on the following topics: Indigenous knowledge and data management needs and priorities; sustainability models; advances in data interoperability with example use cases; semantics; policy and best practices; and international polar data initiatives. The session will conclude with a panel discussion addressing the presentations and focusing on the future of Arctic data management in Canada, particularly with respect to leveraging best practices in support of informed, evidence-based policy development, and Canada’s role in providing leadership on Arctic and polar data management coordination. This session is sponsored by the Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability (www.ccadi.org )

Maribeth Murray, Peter Pulsifer