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Apply to facilitate a Beehive station at Putting Care at the Center 2025
Applications for Beehive stations are being accepted until May 7, 2025. Don't miss this opportunity to share your work with others in the complex care field in Portland, OR October 15-17. Learn more and apply now.
Annual conference
Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland, OR
Building the complex care field Strengthening ecosystems of care
We are currently seeking proposals for Beehive stations for Putting Care at the Center 2025.
This opportunity is open to leaders, practitioners, students, researchers, advocates, and others wishing to share open-source resources and tools, innovative programs and partnerships, field experiences, and significant research findings.
Core tenets:
- Priority will be given to facilitators with lived experience of complex health and social needs, and/or who are from underrepresented and/or marginalized communities.
- Facilitators are encouraged to ground their content in relevant complex care frameworks, including the Blueprint for Complex Care, ecosystems of care, and the complex care core competencies.
- Stations should recognize the complexity of systems and institutions, including the impact of structural racism.
- Recognizing the diversity of the audience, presentations should be appropriate for attendees from different sectors, disciplines, and professions.
Beehive station guidelines
Putting Care at the Center 2025 Beehive stations are intended to expose participants to knowledge and skills that are relevant and immediately actionable to the complex care field. Examples include the introduction of a particular model, practice, or tool. Poster and tabletop stations should be educational in nature and not promote a particular product or service.
Station topics may span:
- care delivery,
- data and evaluation,
- policy and advocacy,
- program design and operations, and/or
- leadership and collaboration.
Stations can be formatted in one of two ways:
- Poster station: Physical displays highlighting patient cases, programs, research, and case studies of interest to conference attendees.
- Tabletop station: Open-source resource, model, tool, technology, or program developed and/or implemented that other attendees can apply in their programs and organizations.
Timeline
- January 15: Applications open
- May 7: Beehive applications due
- July: Beehive selections announced
- October 15-17: Putting Care at the Center 2025
What is the Beehive?
Beehive station FAQs
What is the Beehive?
The Beehive is a semi-structured, shared networking and innovation space to display ideas at Putting Care at the Center. It is filled with tables and poster displays where leaders, practitioners, students, researchers, advocates, and others share resources and tools, innovative programs, field experiences, and significant research findings.
How is it different from a workshop?
Workshops are breakout sessions. During a workshop block, conference attendees select which workshop to participate in and stay in that workshop for the full 60-minute presentation. In contrast, the Beehive is a shared space like an exhibit hall, where facilitators remain at their dedicated Beehive station and interact 1:1 or in small groups with conference attendees as they flow through the space.
There are two types of stations in the Beehive:
- Poster station: Posters are physical displays highlighting patient cases, programs, research, and case studies of interest to conference attendees. Poster stations will have a large board where participants can attach their poster. These stations do not have a table or chairs and technology will not be available.
- Tabletop station: Participants share an open-source resource, model, tool, technology, or program they have developed and/or implemented that other attendees can apply in their programs and organizations. Tabletop stations include a table and chairs and may use technology like monitors to facilitate discussion, but these stations do not have a board to attach posters.
Poster and tabletop stations should be educational in nature and not promote a particular product or service.
Do I need to register for the conference for my proposal to be featured in the Beehive?
Yes, Beehive facilitators must register for the conference at their own expense.
How many facilitators can be at a Beehive station?
Poster and tabletop displays may have a maximum of 3 facilitators permitted at their station.
Can I use a projector at my station?
No, unfortunately we do not have the space for stations to utilize projectors. Tabletop stations can utilize monitors, but poster stations will not have access to technology. Please note that technology is a separate cost and not provided by the conference.
Can I switch Beehive station types after I’ve been accepted? (For example, switch from a poster to a tabletop)
We will make every effort to accommodate these changes if there is space available. Please contact Alice Smart as soon as possible at [email protected] or 512-651-3549.
Other opportunities
Companies, foundations, and other organizations looking to elevate their brand, promote their proprietary products and services, and grow their customer base can participate as conference sponsors. Sponsors receive benefits such as logo placement, complimentary conference passes, and a booth in the Beehive. To learn more about becoming a conference sponsor, please contact Matt Kalamar, Director of Grants and Development at [email protected].
