1 7 ▁conference ▁will ▁a ke ▁place ▁Nov . ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁BC , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Pres idents ▁ ▁President - E lect : ▁Chris ▁West bury , ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁President : ▁X ia owe i ▁Z ha o , ▁Em manuel ▁College ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁Im mediate ▁Past ▁President : ▁Rand all ▁Jam ies on , ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Past ▁Pres idents ▁ ▁Rand all ▁Jam ies on , ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Peter ▁D ixon , ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁Kay ▁L ives ay , ▁Lin field ▁College ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Mike ▁Jones , ▁Indiana ▁University ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁ ▁P ing ▁Li , ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Joseph ▁P . ▁Mag li ano , ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Michael ▁H . ▁Bir n baum , ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Full erton ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁X i angen ▁Hu , ▁Advanced ▁Dist ributed ▁Learning ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁Int ellig ent ▁T utor ing ▁Systems ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁ ▁Gary ▁L . ▁Brad sh aw , ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁University ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁ ▁Roman ▁Tar aban ,