Our understanding of the outer regions of protoplanetary disks, those beyond 10au, has improved significantly over the last decade thanks primarily to the introduction of ALMA. Sub-mm interferometric observations have provided us a glimpse of the physical, chemical and dynamical conditions in which we beleive gas giant planets will be forming, allowing rare opportunities to test models of planet formation. In this talk I will discuss the progress we have made in characterizing these outer regions of the disk and discuss what next steps are necessary to translate what we know down to the smaller scales of the terrestrial planet forming region.