the 17th IAS Conference, Shah Alam, Selangor, 14 -17 December 2009.

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Sharafuddin Idris Shah, the Sultan of the State of Selangor, Malaysia; the Islamic World Academy of Sciences convened its 17th science conference in Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor, from 14 to 17 December 2009. 
The conference was under the title; Towards the Knowledge Society in the Islamic World: Knowledge Production, Application and Dissemination.

Held mainly at the Concorde Hotel in Shah Alam, the conference was preceded by a ‘Science Youth Forum,’ which was held at the University of Industry of Selangor (UNISEL), Shah Alam.
Over 150 participants representing over 25 countries participated in the conference including the representatives of no less than 15 academies of sciences; IAS, TWAS, Arab Academy of Sciences, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Bosnian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of South Africa, American Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Egyptian Academy of Sciences, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences,  Iranian Academy of Sciences, Sudan National Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and the Indonesian Academy of Sciences.