On behalf of the Scientific and Organising Committee, it is with great pleasure and pride that we announce the 12th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress (AOEC) will be taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from the 28th June to the 1st July, 2018. The congress is organised jointly by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE).