FOR 78 YEARS YOUNG JOURNALISTS HAVE ASSEMBLEDCUP was born in a bar. This isn't the punchline to some obscure joke told poorly at family gatherings. To understand how CUP was born, it helps to have some context, you actually want to hear the punchline here.

At the turn of the 20th century in Canada, Confederation was, in relative terms, still pretty recent. The new British North America Act gave provinces jurisdiction over higher education, and while university was originally the exclusive privilege of the rich upper-classes, as provinces started opening more public universities, education (slowly, very slowly) became more widely available.

In these early days, Canadian universities had few official student organi-zations. Students looked to British university students for examples, find-ing few at home. Gradually, student associations and student newspapers formed.

In December of 1926, ten students from student associations came to-gether to form the National Federation of Canadian University Students. NFCUS members met annually, and they often invited the editors of student newspapers to join them. It's here where CUP's story really started.

Student editors (predictably) didn't really feel like they fit in at these kinds of conferences, so, as student journalists do, they found each other and had their own unofficial conference. Eventually, these editors decided to make it official, and so, on the morning of New Year's Day, 1938, in the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg, CUP was born.

Even before CUP, we can already see the familiar outline of NASH from within those early, unofficial meetups. Its this spirit of coming together from across the country to share in a common passion that has always informed what we as student journalists do.

So, during this 78th official NASH, remember those student journalists who knew things were better when we assemble together.

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: BUILD YOUR OWN #NASH78 ADVENTURE

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6

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3:00 GET YOURSELF SETTLED INTO THE HOTEL & REGISTER !SHERATON CENTRE TORONTO

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WE’VE DONE OUR BEST TO PROVIDE STREAMS OF INCREDIBLE SESSIONS WHETHER YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BUSINESS OR MULTIMEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHY OR STRAIGHT UP WRITING.

THERE WAS NO SPACE IN THE PDF TO TAG ALL SESSIONS WITH A STREAM ICON BUT CHECK ONLINE AT NASH78.COM/SCHEDULE FOR FULL DETAILS!

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, JANUARY 78:00

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KEYNOTE: ADRIENNE BATRA, JOHN CRUICKSHANK, JOHN STACKHOUSETHE FUTURE OF LEGACY MEDIA

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TORONTO TIME. SHOW YO’SELF AROUND THE CITY.

OPINION ROUNDTABLEMACKENZIE

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BUSINESS ROUNDTABLEMACKENZIE

ISHMAEL DAROSOURCING FROM SOCIAL

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CARLOS MARTINSALL THINGS MEDIA LAW

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NICK TAYLOR-VAISEYFINDING STORIES IN THE MOST BORING PLACES

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MILES KENYONJOURNALISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

CIVIC NORTHVIKRAM SETH

LOCAL AD SALESCIVIC SOUTH

BRUCE GILLESPIEFOCUS ON FEATURE WRITING

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CHRIS BERUBEPODCASTING 101

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BRAD NEEDHAMART OR SCIENCE OF HEADLINE

WRITING - CIVIC NORTH

RANDY MOORECAMPUS PRESS FINANCE

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CRAIG SILVERMANVERIFICATIONCIVIC SOUTH

SAM BROOKSCONNECTING WITH READERS

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CHRIS JONES, JOSH O’KANE, CARLY LEWIS“I’M ACTUALLY WRITING A BOOK RIGHT NOW...”

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JASON CHIUTHE DESIGN WORKSHOP

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CARLOS MARTINSASK-A-LAWYER

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WANT MORE SESSION DETAILS? CHECK OUT THE TEXT VERSION AT NASH78.COM/SCHEDULE AND READ THE SPEAKER BIOS!

JESSIE WILLMSHOW TO LEARN HOW TO CODE

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DAY THREE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 8

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KEYNOTE: LIANNE GEORGEDOMINION BALLROOM

TORONTO TIME! SHOW YO’SELF AROUND TOWN

MULTIMEDIA ROUNDTABLEMACKENZIE

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MIDWEEK PLENARYCHURCHILL

ATLEAST ONE DELEGATE FROM EVERY CUP MEMBER PAPER SHOULD ATTEND. THIS SESSION IS IMPORTANT! PLANNING AND INFO FOR FINAL PLENARY WILL BE ON THE AGENDA.

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ADRIAN LEE, KAREN K HO, SCAACHI KOULPEOPLE OF COLOUR IN JOURNALISM

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ANNE T. DONAHUEHUMOUR WRITING

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CARLOS MARTINS, ELLIOT SACCUCCI - HR LAW

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KAT LAPOINTE, DON GENOVASUSTAINABLE CAREERS IN

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MATT FREHNER - LONG FORM JOURNALISM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

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ISHMAEL DARO AND LAUREN STRAPAGIELTHE FIRST 6 MONTHS: MOVING FROM A TRADITIONAL NEWS

ENVIRONMENT TO BUZZFEED - DOMINION

WILL WOLFE-WYLIEEDITORIAL & THE GOOD DATA

JOURNALIST - DOMINION

KELLY TOUGHILLNUMERACY

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CARLY LEWIS, STACEY MAY FAWLES, ANDREA BELLEMARE, SCAACHI KOUL, SELENA ROSS - WOMENS’

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JOEY COLEMANCROWD FUNDED JOURNALISM

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RON NURWISAHLIVE COVERAGE

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DANIELLE WEBBVIRTUAL REALITY AND

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STACEY MAY FOWLES, BRUCE ARTHUR, CHRIS JONES - SPORTS

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DAY FOUR: SATURDAY, JANUARY 9

DAY FIVE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 10

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JHM AWARDS & GALA, HOSTED AND DJ’D BY ADRIAN LEE (THIS GUY DOES EVERYTHING)LOOK SWANKY AND FIND OUT WHO THE BEST JOURNOS IN THE ROOM ARE, THEN WE DANCE.

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JANE LYTVNENKOJOURNALISM MISTAKES

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H.G. WATSON, ANNE T. DONAHUE, CARLY LEWISFREELANCING PANEL

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KELLY TOUGHILL, JOEY COLEMAN, CRAIG SILVERMAN

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND JOURNALISM - CIVIC SOUTH

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ADRIAN LEEARTS PANELCIVIC SOUTH

DAVID VALENTIN, QUITO MAGGIPOLLING

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KELLY TOUGHILLREPORTING ON UNI BUDGETS

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H.G WATSON AND JENNIFER PAGLIAROIMPOSTER SYNDROME

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CHRIS BERUBE ANDVERONICA SIMMONDS

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JOSH O’KANE10 WAYS TO GET A JOB IN

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ASHLEIGH BROWN AND VIKRAM SETHNEW CHANGES WITH FREE MEDIA: INCREASING SALES FOR

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LEAH SCHEITELGETTING INTO COMMUNITY

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EMMA GODMEREWRITING FOR RADIO

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

JOHN CRUICKSHANKJohn Cruickshank is the publisher of the Toronto Star and president of Star Media Group. He previously served as publisher of CBC News, publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times and chief operating officer of the Sun-Times Media Group. He is a former managing editor of The Globe and Mail, former editor-in-chief of The Vancouver Sun and has worked at The Montreal Gazette. The Kingston Whig Standard gave Cruickshank his start in journalism.

JESSE BROWNJesse Brown runs Canadaland where he became known for uncovering scandals at the CBC, The Globe and Mail, and in government. Brown's career started at CBC Radio, where he hosted two national shows. He has contributed to The Guardian, The Toronto Star, Vice, and his work has been broadcast internationally. Brown is the winner of a National Magazine Award for Humour and the Hillman Prize for Investigative Reporting.

ADRIENNE BATRAAdrienne Batra is the editor of the Toronto Sun. She was director of communications for Rob Ford's 2010 mayoral campaign and his press secretary until coming to the Sun in 2011 where she worked on Sun News Network and as a columnist for the paper. Batra has made frequent apprear-ance on a number of polical shows including Newstalk 1010, has a long history in political work and has served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves where she obtained the rank of Lieutenant.

LIANNE GEORGEIn 2015 Lianne George was named editor-in-chief of Chatelaine where she was the editorial director since 2014. George has worked at Saturday Night Magazine, Elle Can-ada, The National Post, Maclean's, Canadian Business and the Grid, which she helped launch in 2010. George has five National Magazine Awards under her belt including three for infographics.

JOHN STACKHOUSEJohn Stackhouse is senior vice-president in the office of the CEO at Royal Bank of Canada. He was editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail from 2009-2014, and was editor of the Report on Business section, national editor, foreign editor, correspondent at large, and development issues correspon-dent. Stackhouse's book "Mass Disruption: Thirty Years on the Front Lines of a Media Revolution" examines how major newspapers are learning to survive in the digital era.

SELENA ROSSSelena Ross is a reporter at The Globe and Mail. Her re-sume includes stints at CBC and The Chronicle Herald where she reported on the 2013 Rehtaeh Parsons story with in-depth pieces on police actions, a related stabbing, and sex ed in Nova Scotia schools. Ross studied at Columbia University's School of Journalism.

SESSION SPEAKERS

ANDREA BELLEMAREAndrea Bellemare is a reporter and digital producer for CBC Kitchener-Waterloo, the first radio/web-only CBC station in the country.

CHRIS BERUBEChris Berube is is a writer and radio-maker based in Toron-to. Chris started as a reporter for CBC Radio in 2013, and is currently an associate producer on Q.

SAM BROOKSSam Brooks works for Postmedia based out of the Edmonton Journal on community building projects, and absolutely loves his job. Previous to this, he was Presi-dent of CUP.

ASHLEIGH BROWNAshleigh Brown is the Operations Manager at FREE Media, a national advertising agency for campus press in Canada. Previously she was the business manager at The Gateway.

JOEY COLEMANJoey Coleman is an accidental journalist, a Crown Ward, has a learning disability, is an open data activist, a pinball player, and one of Canada's first crowdfunded journalists.

BRUCE ATHURBruce Arthur is a sports columnist for the Star, the 2012 sportswriter of the year by Sports Media Canada, and has been on Sports Illustrated's list of the top 100 people to follow on Twitter four times.

JASON CHIUJason Chiu is an award winning design professional currently working as the art director of the Globe and Mail. He got his start at Fulcrum and was a director on the CUP board.

ISHMAEL DAROIshmael Daro is a social news editor for BuzzFeed Canada, has worked at Canada.com, and The National Post. He once started his own news-blog, TheAlbatross.ca

ANNE T. DONAHUEAnne T. Donahue is a writer and person from Cambridge, Ontario who regularly writes for The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Fashion Canada, Refinery29, Paper, and who-ever else is interested.

STACEY MAY FOWLESStacey May Fowles is an award-winning novelist, jour-nalist and essayist who writes about sports for The Walrus, about books for The Globe and Mail, and is working on a memoir about rape trauma.

DON GENOVADon Genova is the president of the Canadian Media Guild Freelance Branch. He is also an award-winning freelance food journalist based in Victo-ria, BC.

BARBARA FINLAYBarbara Finlay, acting Ombudsman, is responsible for directing the office of the Ontario Ombudsman as it takes on the first major expansion of its mandate in 40 years.

MATT FREHNERMatt Frehner is the senior editor of mobile & interactive news at The Globe and Mail. He carries three phones, but never make phone calls, likes bikes and coffee.

BRUCE GILLESPIEBruce Gillespie is an associate professor in the Digital Media and Journalism program at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also the editor-in-chief of J-Source.ca.

TOM HENHEFFERTom Henheffer is the CJFE Executive Director, a NB export won over by TO microbrews, the owner of a melancholic dog named Opie and is all about human rights and Krav Maga.

EMMA GODMEREEmma Godmere currently produces daily radio for CBC Radio 2. She has previously worked for CBC Radio 3, CBC Music, Metro News and is a former CUP NBC.

KAREN K. HOKaren K. Ho is a writer, business reporter, photogra-pher and editor. She currently oversees the business sections for Yellowknifer, NWT News/North and Nunavut News/North.

CHRIS JONESChris Jones is a writer at large for Esquire and also writes for ESPN. This will be his fifth NASH. Jones is known for filling a room with his sessions and for his status as NASH dad.

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SCAACHI KOULScaachi Koul is a senior writer at BuzzFeed Canada. Her de-but collection of essays is The Pursuit of Misery, forthcom-ing Spring 2017 (Doubleday Canada).

MILES KENYONMiles Kenyon is the Program Manager for JHR Indige-nous Reporters Program, overseeing all activities aimed at increasing the quality of Indigenous stories and voices in Canadian media.

KAT LAPOINTEKatherine Lapointe is an organizer with CWA Canada, an all-media labour union. She coordinates the Canada Associate Membership pro-gram for student, volunteer and precarious media workers.

ADRIAN LEEAdrian Lee is a digital editor for Maclean's. He writes on arts, culture, politics, sports, trends, urban issues, digital media & more. He is also the Maclean's resident hip-hop expert, which is a thing.

CARLY LEWISCarly Lewis is a Toron-to-based writer for Maclean's, Interview, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The National Post and The Walrus. She got her start in media at WLUSP's Blueprint Magazine.

JANE LYTVNENKOJane Lytvynenko started at The Fulcrum before taking over CUP as its national executive. After a brief stint at Metro, she took up shop at Canadaland.

QUITO MAGGIQuito Maggi is President and CEO of Mainstreet Research, a Canadian public research firm with offices in Montreal, Calgary and headquarters in Toronto.

CARLOS MARTINSCarlos is a founding partner of his law firm with nearly 20 years experience in practice as a litigator and provider of legal advice in diverse sectors, including media law.

RANDY MOORERandy Moore is the owner of RCM Bookeeping, President at PV3 Tax Inc. and longtime source of financial advice for campus press including WLUSP and The Imprint.

BRAD NEEDHAMBrad Needham is the pro-duction editor at Pagemasters North America, has filled every role in the newsroom from reporter to manager and is a three-time award-winn-ner in newspaper designer.

RON NURWISAHRon Nurwisah is the social media editor of Huffington Post Canada and is known for best practice in blogging, live tweeting and online communities.

JOSH O’KANEJosh O'Kane is a Globe and Mail reporter, former Bruns-wickan EIC and CUP NBC. His first book "Nowhere With You," explores the mu-sic & life of Joel Plaskett, and will be published this April.

JENNIFER PAGLIAROJennifer Pagliaro is a city hall reporter at the Toronto Star. She was part of the team that covered the police investiga-tion into former mayor Ford and followed Tory's 2014 mayoral campaign.

ELLIOT SACCUCCIElliot practices commer-cial litigation with a focus on employment, aviation, administrative law and sports. He also teaches a negotiation course entitled "Lawyer as Negotiator" at Osgoode.

LEAH SCHEITELLeah Scheitel is a freelance journalist and editor. Once the EIC of The Capilano Courier, Leah has written for SBC Skier, Coast Mountain Culture Magazine and Snow-board Canada.

VIKRAM SETHVikram Seth is the Media Director at FREE media, a national advertising agency for campus press in Canada. Previously he was the sales manager at The Gateway.

CRAIG SILVERMANCraig Silverman is the Editor of Buzzfeed Canada, founder of Emergent Dot Info, a fellow at Tow Centre, and the founder of Regret the Error, an award-winning site that reports on media accuracy.

VERONICA SIMMONDSVeronica is a sound-orient-ed media hustler. Her radio documentaries have aired on CBC Spark, ABC RN Sound-proof, PRX's Public Radio Remix and BBC 4 Short Cuts.

NICK TAYLOR-VAISEYNick Taylor-Vaisey works at macleans.ca and serves as the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. He's worked at OpenFile, The Fulcrum and as a CUP bureau chief.

LAUREN STRAPAGIELLauren Strapagiel is a social news editor for BuzzFeed News. She has also worked at Canada.com and The National Post.

KELLY TOUGHILLKelly Toughill is an award-winning journalist, former Toronto Star editor and teacher who is currently director of the School of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax.

DAVID VALENTINDavid Valentin is executive Vice President at Mainstreet Research.

H.G. WATSONH.G. Watson is the associate editor of J-Source. She has also worked for Daily Xtra, rabble, The Community Edition and the Lance, and freelanced for Motherboard, The Grid, Intern Magazine and more.

DANIELLE WEBBDanielle Webb does journal-ism with code and data. She's an interactive news editor at The Globe and Mail, was CUP National Bureau Chief and EIC of The Xaverian.

WILL WOLFE-WYLIEWill Wolfe-Wylie is journal-ist, a developer, a photogra-pher, a writer and a teacher. He is an editorial web devel-oper at CBC, has worked at Canada.com and currently sits on the CUP board.

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FARRAH KHANFarrah Khan is a counsellor and educator with 17 years of experience addressing gender-based violence. Farrah has co-created Femifesto's Use the Right Words: Media Reporting on Sexual Violence in Canada.

SHANNON GIANNITSOPOULOUShannon Giannitsopoulou is a feminist and activist, spe-cializing in public relations, communications and project management. Shannon co-created Femifesto's Use the Right Words: Media Reporting on Sexual Violence in Canada.

BRYN OSSINGTONThat guy always wearing birkenstocks? Ya, that's Bryn Ossington. Bryn works as a donor relations officer at the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation but found his tie to CUP through WLU Student Publications where he was Executive Director between 2009 and 2015. Bryn has served CUP in a number of roles and this is his second time as conference coordinator. He's a dinosaur.

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR

ALLISON LEONARDAllison works among dinosaurs and nude art as commu-nications manager at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener, but she isn't a total sell-out. Until recently, she was the EIC of Waterloo Region's independent newspaper, the Com-munity Edition, she still pens the occasional piece and you can tell she's a talented writer because she includes her middle initial in bylines.

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR

SHELBY BLACKLEYAfter four years chasing down stories in sports and rid-ing the campus news high, Shelby has found herself as Editor-in-Chief of The Cord in her fifth (and hopefully final) year. Shelby has an obsession with green tea, owns too many writing notebooks and finds solace in a nice cold brew.

JHM AWARDS COORDINATOR

RYAN MACFARLANERyan MacFarlane was elected at NASH77 to lead CUP as the sole staff person. Before that he was the editor in Chief of The Meliorist at The University of Lethbridge. Find him this week to talk about the student press, your membership, getting involved, or his year leading your national media co-operative!

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