Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2013) will be held on June 23-26, 2013 at Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul is a unique city in the world being on two continents and was the capital of three great empires, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman and two religions, Christian and Islamic, for more than 2,000 years. ASCC is a major international conference sponsored by Asian Control Association. ASCC 2013 will be a wonderful opportunity for automatic control researchers and engineers from academia and industries to exchange their research results and new findings. The history of ASCC dates back to 1994 when the first ASCC was held in Tokyo. The subsequent conferences then were held in Seoul (1997), Shanghai (2000), Singapore (2002), Melbourne (2004), Bali (2006), Hong Kong (2009), and Kaohsiung (2011). The organizing committee of ASCC 2013 extends a cordial invitation to you to come to Istanbul to meet renowned scholars and practitioners not only from the region but also from many different parts of the world, at a place that is reputed to be one of the most attractive cities of the world. It is a unique city in the world being on two continents and was the capitol of three great empires, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman and two religions, Christian and Islamic, for more than 2,000 years. Istanbul continues as the commercial, historical and cultural force of Turkey, and its excellence and mystery is based on distinctive conflict and contrast including old and new, religious and secular, Asian and European and mystical and earthly. Istanbul is easily accessable by its two airports, one of the being a hub from West to East.