▁regional ▁direct ors ▁( West ern , ▁Pra i ries , ▁Quebec , ▁Atlantic , ▁and ▁two ▁Ontario ▁direct ors ), ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁national ▁Franc oph one ▁director , ▁an ▁industry ▁ad visor , ▁and ▁the ▁continu ity ▁representative . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁changes ▁have ▁changed ▁the ▁govern ance ▁landscape ▁on ▁the ▁C UP ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁As ▁of ▁NAS H 7 8 , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁structure ▁has ▁been ▁adjust ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 2 - member ▁board , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁positions ; ▁ ▁Add itional ▁changes ▁voted ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁membership ▁included ▁removing ▁all ▁industry ▁advis ors ▁from ▁the ▁board , ▁and ▁removing ▁the ▁President ▁as ▁a ▁paid ▁staff ▁member , ▁instead ▁confirm ing ▁the ▁President ▁as ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Board . ▁Re levant ▁by law ▁changes ▁are ▁being ▁prepared ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁for ▁NAS H 7 9 . ▁ ▁Con ferences ▁Every ▁year ▁since ▁its ▁in ception , ▁C UP ▁has ▁held ▁a ▁national ▁conference , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁NAS H . ▁The ▁conference ▁moves ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁annual ▁general ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁It ▁also ▁features ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁training ▁sem in ars ▁and ▁high - profile ▁ke yn ote ▁speak ers . ▁The ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁parties ▁were ▁sometimes ▁ra uc ous ▁events , ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁year ▁was ▁r ung ▁in ▁five ▁times ▁to ▁mark ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁time ▁zones . ▁The ▁ex ting