Call for Proposals
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership (HSMP) is seeking proposals for presentations for the 2025 HSMP Annual Meeting which will be held on September 25, 2025, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART building 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: Behavioral Health, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, and Violence, Injury, and Trauma.
The HSMP Steering Committee is requesting proposals for presentations on current research and innovative or evidence-based practices related to our theme, Public Health Starts Here: Thriving in St. Mary’s. This year we will focus on the great initiatives that are either currently happening in St. Mary’s or projects that we can implement in our county in the future.
If you are interested in presenting at the 2025 HSMP Annual Meeting, please submit your proposal using this form. The deadline to submit a proposal is 5:00 pm on April 22, 2025.
For questions or assistance, please email: stmaryspartnership@gmail.com.
2025 HSMP Annual Meeting Presentation Information
Important Dates
- March 4, 2025 – Call for Proposals issues
- April 22, 2025 at 5 pm – Deadline to submit proposals
- May 2, 2025 – Applicants notified of selection status
- June 6, 2025 – Selected presenters must submit a headshot, brief professional biography, and resume/CV
- August 2025 – Registration opens for the 2025 HSMP Annual Meeting
- August 29, 2025 – Presenters must submit the final presentation title and summary
- September 10, 2025 – Presenters must submit a final slide presentation
- September 25, 2025 – 2025 HSMP Annual Meeting
General Meeting
- 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 and fit the theme, Public Health Starts Here: Thriving in St. Mary’s.
- If selected, presenters will be notified of a scheduled speaking time between 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on the day of the 2025 HSMP Annual Meeting.
- The primary presenter will serve as the point of contact for the 2025 HSMP Annual Meeting. This person is responsible for informing any co-presenters of the status of the proposal, deadlines, and all related presentation specifications.