The U.S. Department of Energy is currently developing a long-range plan to guide its geothermal activities for the next 10 years. As part of this task, a meeting was recently held in Klamath Falls to examine those issues related in direct use. To acquaint those in attendance with recent trends in industry activity, a summary was prepared of Geo-Heat Center technical assistance (TA) activity over the past two years. The following data is based on contacts made with the public, through the TA program between October 1996 and September 1998. This information provides a clear picture of the areas of current activity in direct use and as a result, the most likely areas to remain most active in the short-term future