The 2nd IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2013) is an annual international conference sponsored by IEEE Consumer Electronics Society. This is a sister conference of the International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), which has reached a remarkable 30th anniversary milestone in conjunction with CES in Las Vegas, USA. Carrying forward this successful momentum, GCCE 2013 will bring together top technical professionals from the consumers electronics industry and academia to exchange information and results of state-of-the-art work on systems, circuits, technologies, processes and applications. Attending GCCE 2013, researchers, system developers, and service providers will be able to share their ideas, designs, and experience in emerging technologies. GCCE 2013 will take place at the same time as CEATEC JAPAN 2013, which is one of the biggest consumer electronics shows in the world. Please join and experience the powerful synergetic effects of GCCE and CEATEC JAPAN in 2013!