The XIXth Slovak-Czech Spectroscopic Conference (XIXth SCSC) is proceeding with a long term scientific cooperation between both spectroscopic societies. The meetings organized by the Czechoslovak Spectroscopic Society in the past and the continuation in the tradition of the Slovak Spectroscopic Conferences (SSC) will continue as joint events to the future. The last SSC took place in Spisska Nova Ves (Slovakia) in 2006. The aim of the XIXth SCSK is to bring together experts from universities, academia, official centers, various laboratories, and industry on a world-wide scale, to summarize the current progress in different areas of spectroscopy and to stimulate contacts and mutual exchange of experiences and ideas.