sentences:  The idea behind the Society's set up came about when managers and businessmen in the Arab world became aware of the necessity of coordinating their efforts by organizing themselves into an association.Accordingly, the Arab Management Society was established upon the invitation of the chairman of TAGorg Talal Abu-Ghazaleh on August 29, 1989 in Buffalo - New York, USA, and was officially registered in Amman, Jordan on October 10, 1990.The society's name was amended to become the Arab Knowledge and Management Society (AKMS) on December 23, 2000, to emphasize the group’s objective towards a knowledge society.