Concorde Hotel Shah Alam was the venue for the 2nd International AUDI Symposium Knowledge Cities Future of Cities in the Knowledge Economy. Held from 16 to 18 July in the Grand Ballroom of the hotel, this symposium was organized by the Malaysian Institute of Planning (MIP), Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) and co-organized by Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam.

Officiated by Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, the event attracted 370 participants, 120 of whom were from the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Iran and Turkey.

A total of 54 guests rooms were occupied by overseas attendees and committee members, including three premier suites, one club terrace, three club accommodation and seventeen deluxe rooms.

Despite several challenges in very tight turn-around time for the usage of the Grand Ballroom, the Concorde team managed the process extremely well, to the satisfaction of all the clients involved.