1. Schloss Leopoldskron Salzburg, Austria March 30-April1, 2009

2. Workshop Objectives Analyze the ways in which cultural attitudes and practices, religious beliefs and institutions, and diverse forms of social capital have affected and are affected by the pathways taken by HIV/AIDS in various parts of the world. Elicit innovative thinking to address the complex social and political obstacles to the successful prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Identify specific actions (policy change, poverty reduction, etc.) that can be prioritized for their effectiveness in addressing the prevention, care, or treatment of HIV/AIDS.

3. Workshop Objectives, cont. Produce recommendations on how to address complex obstacles to prevention and barriers to effective treatment, care, and support.

4. Key Questions What are the implications of taking a long-term view of the AIDS epidemic? What are valuable lenses or frameworks for understanding and analyzing the linkages between social capital, health and HIV/AIDS? How are factors like social capital, culture and religion shaping and shaped by the nature, locale, and momentum of the HIV/AIDS pandemic?

5. Key Questions Under what circumstances and to what extent can social capital be intentionally generated with positive effects on health and the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic? Which types of social capital enable and which limit the ability of marginalized groups to respond effectively to HIV/AIDS?

6. Key Questions Does the literature provide empirical evidence of linkages between health and social capital that can help us design more effective policies. Given that social capital and networks depend on context, and contexts vary substantially, are there useful generalizations about the value of social capital for diminishing the impacts of HIV/AIDS?

7. Key Questions Given your own experience, research agendas, and observations, what are the critical issues we must understand, the obstacles we must overcome, the “sticking points” we must address in order to mobilize social capital effectively to confront and manage the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS?