Welcome to the home of the 2013 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference, to be held in the city of New York, New York, USA on June 22-27, 2013. The annual ACM SIGMOD/PODS conference is a leading international forum for database researchers, practitioners, developers, and users to explore cutting-edge ideas and results, and to exchange techniques, tools, and experiences. New York City is the most populous city in the United States and exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The conference will be held at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in Times Square. This Art Deco hotel is located in New York City's renowned Theater District, and is minutes from a host of activities and promises an exciting venue for this year's conference.