1. Report back from CWG Strategic Planning Strategic Planning Workshop 18-20 February 2002 Janet Frohlich Steve Morin CWG International CWG US Co-Chair Co-chair

2. Why the Strategic Planning Discussions emerging from CWG conference calls Africa and Asia Regional Community Training Discussions with Ethics Working Group Feedback from sites about local participation in the research agenda

3. Strategic Planning Goals 1.To increase understanding of community consultation in HIV prevention research. 2.To develop community capacity within HPTN sites to participate in research consultation. 3.To assure that all research conducted within the HPTN integrates community perspectives.

4. Goal 1 To increase understanding of community collaboration in HIV prevention research.

5. Goal 1 Priority Objectives 1.Conduct community assessments 2.Repair damage from the past 3.Community education 4.Incentive structures for community involvement 5.Include interventions for HIV+ in HPTN focus

6. Goal 2 To develop community capacity within HPTN sites to participate in research collaboration.

7. Goal 2 Priority Objectives 1.Resources 2.Training and mentoring 3.Team building and partnership

8. Goal 2 Strategies 1.Resources Strategies Transparency in budget and setting priorities Adequate funding for community involvement Human resources

9. Goal 2 Strategies 2. Training and Mentoring Strategies HPTN, science and ethics Activist history PI involvement with the CAB Exchange program across sites Site planning

10. Goal 2 Strategies 3.Team Building and Partnership Strategies Building a site team Collaboration with indirect stakeholders Inter-CAB communication Define roles and responsibilties

11. Goal 3 Assure that all research conducted within HPTN is done collaboratively and in partnership with the community by integrating community perspectives

12. Goal 3 Priority Objectives 1.Identify measures for collaborative community involvement 2.Ensure participatory management 3.Make HPTN more multicultural/multiracial

13. Goal 3 Strategies 1. Identify measures for collaborative community involvement: Strategies 1.Needs assessment 2.Develop a capacity development program 3.Monitor community involvement through quantitative and qualitative measures 4.Create a communication mechanism to promote community feedback

14. Goal 3 Objective 2 2. Ensure participatory management Strategies 1.Skills building program to empower community members to participate in the network 2.Skills building for site and network personnel to increase understanding of community involvement 3.Include community members in all levels of the network to reflect the [multicultural] nature of HPTN 4.Assess the current HPTN structure and whether it supports community participation

15. Goal 3 Objective 3 3. Make HPTN more multicultural/multiracial Strategies 1.Operationalize structures that increase participation from African, Asian, Eastern Europe and South American sites 2.Recruit, hire and train multicultural and multiracial persons at all levels of the network 3.Document multicultural/multiracial contributions to HPTN