Bandung, FMIPA.itb.ac.id,   -The 19th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems 2019 (ICENES2019) is jointly organized by Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia and Bahçeşehir University, Turkey, in collaboration with Karabuk University, Turkey, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), American Nuclear Society (ANS), Indonesian Nuclear Society (HIMNI), Indonesian Atomic Energy Agency (BATAN), and Indonesian Atomic Energy Regulatory Body (BAPETEN).

The main objective of ICENES is to provide an international scientific and technical forum for scientists, engineers, industry leaders, policy makers, decision makers and young scientists / professionals who will shape future energy supply and technology, for a broad review and discussion of various advanced, innovative and non-conventional nuclear energy production systems. The new dimension of ICENES since 2007 is to extend the forum, which will also comprise innovative non-nuclear technologies, such as hydrogen energy, solar energy, deep space exploration, etc. with emphasis on UNTHINKABLE IDEAS on sound scientific-technical basis.  Earlier conferences were held in Graz (Austria), Lausanne (Switzerland), Helsinki (Finland, 1983), Madrid (Spain, 1986), Karlsruhe (Germany, 1989), Monterey (USA, 1991), Chiba (Japan, 1993), Obninsk (Russia, 1995), Tel-Aviv (Israel, 1998), Petten (The Netherlands, 2001), Albuquerque (USA, 2003), Brussels (Belgium, 2005) and İstanbul (Türkiye, 2007), Ericeira (Portugal, 2009), San Francisco (U. S. A., 2011), Madrid (Spain, 2013), Istanbul (Türkiye, 2015), Hefei (China, 2017).

Chairman Speech, Prof. Dr. Abdul Waris

President of ICENES, Prof. Sumer Sahin

Opening Speech, Prof. Dr. Edy Tri Baskoro

It has been the tradition of the ICENES conference series to select conference venues with unique features.  For 2019, one of the most beautiful and attractive touristic, meetings, conferences regions of the World, Bali Island will host ICENES 2019. Being in Bali Indonesia, Ultimate in Diversity; Over 17,000 islands spreading between the pacific and Indian Ocean; More than 200 ethnic groups with over 300 spoken languages bridging the continents of Asia and Australia.

The ICENES2019 opening ceremony started with report from ICENES2019 Chariman, Prof. Abdul Waris, Ph.D and welcome speech from Prof. Sumer Sahin as President of ICENES. The ICENES2019 officially open by Prof. Dr. Edy Tri Baskoro as a Dean of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences as a representative of rector of ITB.

Keynote Speakers, Prof. Hiroshi Sekimoto	Keynote Speakers, Prof. Yican Wu
Invited Speakers, Prof. Zaki Su’ud	Invited Speakers, Prof. Anhar Riza Antariksawan

The program of ICENES2019 features 6 keynote speeches, 6 invited speeches and about 95 contributed oral presentations, which come from 22 different countries, namely: Indonesia, Turkey, Japan, USA, India, China, Iran, KSA, Lithuania, Mongolia, Brazil, South Korea, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Belgium, Russia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Germany, and France. All papers will be reviewed after they are presented at this event.  Selected papers will be invited to be published in the International Journal of Energy Research, the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and Institute of Physics Conf. Series. [Dwi]