Designing GeoDesign Next Steps in GeoDesign GeoDesign—as a discipline, a field of study, and a practice—continues to evolve. Several action items were identified by the end of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit to help further this evolution including „ Obtain a broader consensus. Everyone is invited to participate in this discussion at participatorygeodesign. ning.com/ and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoDesign. „ Identify the new geospatial functionality, tools, and technologies needed to support broader adoption of GeoDesign. „ Hold a GeoDesign Challenge, with a cash prize, to encourage the development of real-world geodesign projects. „ Publish a book of GeoDesign case studies. „ Determine the optimal methods of teaching design principles to geospatial professionals and develop a GeoDesign curriculum. More than 170 academics and professionals from fields such as geography, architecture, GIS, urban planning, engineering, conservation, and forestry attended the 2010 GeoDesign Summit held on the Esri Conference Center in Redlands, California. 16 ArcUser Spring 2010 „ Hold another GeoDesign Summit in early 2011 to review the progress made. www.esri.com