After 27 years of guiding the conference, Massey retired in 2002. Jane Halonen of University of West Florida and Peter Seldin of Pace University succeeded him as co-directors of IUT. Their five years of collaborative leadership brought about renewal in the conference format and registration systems, and strong relationships with several universities around the globe.

In 2009, James Wilkinson of Harvard University and Todd Zakrajsek of the University of North Carolina succeeded Halonen and Seldin as co-directors. On their initiative, IUT was chartered in 2011 as an independent, non-profit organization under United States law. The following year Wilkinson assumed sole responsibility as conference director and the Advisory Board expanded in size. This is now his tenth year as president of IUT.

Until the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, IUT was held in a different country each year. In 2020, however, we shifted for the first time to a virtual format—live sessions held over 72 hours, shifting from Australia to Europe to North America and on to Australia again in a continuous cycle.  All sessions were recorded and are available on our website. In 2022, hosted by Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia, we will be pioneering a hybrid format with in-person and remote sessions.

Whether face-to-face, virtual, or hybrid, IUT conferences emphasizes dialogue and sharing among participants through thought-provoking keynote addresses, interactive theme sessions, workshops, concurrent paper sessions, poster presentations, and a digital showcase. The small size of the conference, drawing 100 to 125 participants each year,  helps to foster additional opportunities for informal exchange. An expanding online presence promises to provide additional resources to the international teaching community.