About BOD

The City of Lloydminster, along with planning partners Cenovus Energy, ATCO and Lakeland College, are currently planning the 2025 Bordering on Disaster (BOD) Conference. This conference aims to promote and strengthen the delivery of Emergency Management throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Western Canada and the territories.

With successful partnerships across North America, the BOD Conference champions change within Western Canada’s Emergency Management by creating networking opportunities, hosting speakers to discuss lessons learned and industry best practices and attempting to foster the bridge between academic knowledge and practitioner application. The conference views and caters Emergency Management learnings over a multitude of disciplines, including, but not limited to; municipal, industrial, environmental, fire departments, civil security and emergency social services. Further, this conference creates an excellent opportunity to strengthen relationships between the commercial, industrial and municipal sectors with a tradeshow.

2025 Conference

Save the date: this year's conference is scheduled for September 16 and 17, 2025!

Bordering on Disaster is a 2-day conference that will showcase speakers covering a wide range of emergency management stories, learnings and practices. With previous audiences requesting to hear stories from disaster survivors and industrial perspectives, our planning committee has found new and unique speakers to showcase to audiences of the conference. Further, to create a way for connection and engagement, audience members can schedule one-on-one opportunities with attending speakers for a chance to ask specific questions and engage in a personal way with industry experts!  

Sponsorship Opportunities

The conference planning committee is actively seeking sponsorship partners for various levels. If interested in partnerships, please contact the City of Lloydminster (emo@lloydminster.ca) or view the sponsorship opportunities.

Speaker Abstract Request

We're searching for speakers! Do you, or your organization, have knowledge that could benefit emergency management practitioners? Are you interested in sharing this knowledge as part of the September 2025 Bordering on Disaster Conference? Submit a speaker abstract form for the committee's consideration. 

Trade Show Vendor Request

Showcase your business, products, resources and more at the 2025 Bordering on Disaster Conference. Submit a trade show vendor form to get involved with this in-person opportunity.