The 2013 International Conference on Survey Research Methodology (ICSM) will be held on September 4-6 in Taipei, Taiwan. This conference is hosted by the Center for Survey Research (CSR), Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, which has provided the major domestic and international forum for current and fundamental issues in survey methodology since 1993. The purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers from various fields to share knowledge and experience, as well as to stimulate new ideas for future research and development.