The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership (HSMP) is seeking proposals for presentations for the 2023 HSMP Annual Meeting which will be held on September 28, 2023 at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland in California, Maryland.

The HSMP Annual Meeting is an opportunity for participants to network, learn from public health experts and receive updates on coalition-wide business. Each year, the HSMP Annual Meeting features learning sessions from distinguished presenters on topics related to the four health priority issues in St. Mary’s County: Environmental Health, Behavioral Health, Chronic Disease and Violence, Injury & Trauma.

The HSMP Steering Committee is requesting proposals for presentations on current research and innovative or evidence-based practices relating to these four priority health issues. If you are interested in presenting at the 2023 HSMP Annual Meeting, please review the following information and submit a proposal by 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2023.

For questions or assistance, please email: stmaryspartnership@gmail.com. For more information on the HSMP Annual Meeting, please visit: healthystmarys.com/hsmpannual2023.

2023 HSMP Annual Meeting Presentation Information

Important Dates

• May 25, 2023 – Call for Proposals issued
• June 9, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. EST – Deadline to submit proposals
• June 23, 2023 – Applicants notified of selection status
• July 14, 2023 – Selected presenters must submit headshot, brief professional biography, and resume/CV
• August 2023 – Registration opens for the 2023 HSMP Annual Meeting
• September 1, 2023 – Presenters must submit final presentation title and summary
• September 15, 2023 – Presenters must submit final slide presentation
• September 28, 2023 – 2023 HSMP Annual Meeting

General Information

• You will be asked to provide the following information via the submission process:
  • Primary presenter information
  • Co-presenter information (if applicable)
  • Working presentation title
  • Presentation description/overview
  • Presentation audience
  • Does your presentation address one or more of the priority health needs, objectives, or strategies in the Healthy St. Mary’s 2026 Plan?
• The HSMP Steering Committee will review all proposals and select presenters. Priority will be given to presentations that focus on innovative or evidence based topics that directly relate to objectives in the Healthy St. Mary’s 2026 Plan.
• If selected, presenters will be notified of a scheduled speaking time between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on the day of the 2023 HSMP Annual Meeting.
• The primary presenter will serve as the point of contact for the 2023 HSMP Annual Meeting. This person is responsible for informing any co-presenters of the status of the proposal, deadlines, and all related presentation specifications.