The 1st International Workshop on High-Order CFD Methods was held in Nashville, Tennessee, in January 2012, following several years of planning. The workshop aimed to evaluate high-order and second-order methods in a fair manner and to identify remaining challenges. Over 70 participants from academia, government labs, and private industry attended, presenting exciting results. The main motivation for the workshop was to address the potential of high-order methods to deliver higher accuracy with lower cost compared to low-order methods. The workshop identified pacing items requiring further effort, such as the development of robust limiters, efficient grid generation, and anisotropic mesh adaptation. The paper discusses the workshop's goals, benchmark cases, and representative results, highlighting the current status and perspectives of high-order CFD methods.The 1st International Workshop on High-Order CFD Methods was held in Nashville, Tennessee, in January 2012, following several years of planning. The workshop aimed to evaluate high-order and second-order methods in a fair manner and to identify remaining challenges. Over 70 participants from academia, government labs, and private industry attended, presenting exciting results. The main motivation for the workshop was to address the potential of high-order methods to deliver higher accuracy with lower cost compared to low-order methods. The workshop identified pacing items requiring further effort, such as the development of robust limiters, efficient grid generation, and anisotropic mesh adaptation. The paper discusses the workshop's goals, benchmark cases, and representative results, highlighting the current status and perspectives of high-order CFD methods.