▁Brun sw ick . ▁NAS H 7 9 ▁is ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 4 – 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁the ▁theme ▁" START ▁UP ". ▁ ▁C UP ▁also ▁encourag es ▁member ▁papers ▁to ▁host ▁smaller ▁regional ▁con ferences ▁each ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁Western , ▁Ontario , ▁Pra irie ▁& ▁Northern , ▁Quebec , ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁regions . ▁Regional ▁con ferences ▁have ▁recently ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Ontario ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁regions ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Part ners hips ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁C UP ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁agreement ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁national ▁advert ising ▁partner ▁called ▁F REE ▁Media . ▁The ▁market ing ▁group ▁was ▁co - f ounded ▁as ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁national ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁F REE ▁by ▁two ▁C UP ▁al umn i , ▁former ▁Gate way ▁business ▁staff ers ▁Ash le igh ▁Brown ▁and ▁Vik ram ▁S eth . ▁ ▁C UP ' s ▁previous ▁national ▁advert ising ▁representative ▁was ▁Camp us ▁Plus ▁( o fficial ly ▁Canadian ▁University ▁Press ▁Media ▁Services ▁Ltd .) ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁declaring ▁bank rupt cy . ▁Camp us ▁Plus ' ▁bank rupt cy ▁trust ee ▁M NP ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁collections ▁in ▁the ▁months ▁that ▁followed ▁and ▁issued ▁p ayout s ▁to ▁member ▁papers . ▁ ▁C UP ▁is ▁partner ed ▁with ▁C WA ▁Canada , ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁Communic