▁are ▁either ▁elected ▁via ▁online ▁refer endum , ▁or ▁at ▁regional ▁con ferences ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁spring . ▁Each ▁region ▁has ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁subs id y ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁host ▁events ▁within ▁the ▁region , ▁or ▁joint ly ▁with ▁other ▁regions . ▁This ▁usually ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁regional ▁con ferences ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁fall . ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁will ▁mark ▁C UP ' s ▁first ▁fully ▁b iling ual ▁national ▁conference , ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁hosted ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁the ▁McG ill ▁Daily ▁and ▁Le ▁Del it . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁structure ▁for ▁C UP , ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁new sw ire ▁offered ▁to ▁Canadian ▁University ▁newsp apers ▁including ▁the ▁full - time ▁president , ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁C UP ▁ 2 2 ▁in ▁Quebec ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁date ▁the ▁service ▁was ▁lo oser ▁and ▁more ▁orient ed ▁towards ▁an ▁exchange ▁of ▁cli ppings ▁between ▁the ▁papers . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁at ▁C UP ▁ 2 2 ▁was ▁future ▁Canadian ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Joe ▁Clark , ▁representing ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta ▁paper , ▁The ▁Gate way . ▁ ▁C UP ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁six ▁regions : ▁W RC UP ▁( West ern , ▁including ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Y uk on ), ▁P NC UP ▁( P rai ries ▁and ▁Northern , ▁including ▁Al berta , ▁Man it oba , ▁North west ▁Territ ories , ▁N un av ut ▁and