We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Mechanisms of Transmembrane Signaling which will be held in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai. The conference will begin at 7:00 pm on the evening of Monday October 27, 2014, and conclude on Friday morning, October 31, 2014. The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session covering the latest findings across many topics in transmembrane signaling research. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. Social events throughout the conference provide ample opportunity for informal interactions.