I am excited to know that the registration number of APSIPA-ASC’2018 is going to be over 450, which is a record of our Association. Many congratulations are given to the conference organizers, leading by the General Co-Chairs: Prof. Anthony Kuh, Prof. Yih-Fang Huang and Prof. Susanto Rahardja. On behalf of the APSIPA I also extend to all attendees a heartfelt welcome to Hawaii. I am sure that the APSIPA legacy and reputation for gathering excellence will be continued. This is not only a conference but also an event to facilitate friendship, helpful discussions, and fruit academic and industrial collaborations.
On behalf of the APSIPA, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to all members of the Organizing Committee, who spend tireless effort making this conference extremely successful. These include Sadaoki Furui, K. J. Ray Liu, Yih-Fang Huang, Anthony Kuh, Susanto Rahardja, Ming-Ting Sun, Z. Jane Wang, Isao Yamada, Hsueh-Ming Hang, Supavadee Aramvith, Woon-Seng Gan, Jiun-In Guo, Kazushi Ikeda, Sung Chan Jun, Kazunori Hayashi, Kenneth Lam, Helen Meng, Antonio Ortega, Mingyi He, Yan Lindsay Sun, Toshihisa Tanaka, Homer Chen, Gene Cheung, H. Vicky Zhao, Chung-Nan Lee, Lei Xie, June Zhang, Li-Wei Kang, Jiajia Chen and Yuichi Tanaka.
Wan-Chi Siu
President (2017-2018), APSIPA