King Abdulaziz City for Sciences and Technology will hold during the period on November 15-17 the Fourth International Design and Test Workshop. (IDT 09) with the participation of more than 256 scientific researchers from 20 countries at KACST headquarters in Riyadh in cooperation with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) This event provides a unique forum to discuss novel approaches in design, automation and test in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region for researchers and practitioners in the areas of VLSI design, test and fault tolerance to come together to discuss new research ideas and present new research results. This event is one of only a handful of events discussing VLSI and other related Design & Test topics in the MEA region. Workshop topics include all aspects of design, test and automation, Said Dr. Sami Alhumaidi, Director of KASCT National Strategic Program for the Electronics, Communications and Photonics Researches. For more info, please visit the workshop official site at (http://www.idt09.org.