An ad hoc committee will organize a workshop to explore possible approaches to systematically identify, standardize, coordinate, and promote geoheritage sites across America. The goals of the workshop are to:

1. share current strategies and approaches to identify, inventory, and characterize geoheritage sites;

2. discuss possible protocols, common terminology, and “best practices” for documenting and developing these sites;

3. consider suggestions for future work to encourage the development of geoheritage sites as appropriate in diverse local and state settings;

4. create a community of geoscientists and collaborators from the public and private sectors dedicated to identifying and preserving geoheritage sites; and

5. explore ways to encourage geoscientists, educators, and the general public to use geoheritage sites in their scientific, educational, informational, and leisure activities.
   

   A proceedings-in-brief of the event will be issued.