MICCAI 2013 ( http://www.miccai2013.org ), the 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, will be held from September 22nd to September 26th 2013 in Nagoya, Japan. MICCAI attracts annually world leading scientists, engineers, and clinicians from a wide range of disciplines associated with medical imaging and computer assisted surgery. The venue for MICCAI 2013 is the Toyoda Auditorium, Nagoya University, Japan. It is easily accessible from the downtown of Nagoya by the subway. The venue is next to the subway station. Topics Topics to be addressed in MICCAI 2013 include, but are not limited to: General Medical Image Computing Computer Assisted Interventional Systems and Robotics Visualization and Interaction General Biological and Neuroscience Image Computing Computational Anatomy (statistics on anatomy) Computational Physiology (virtual organs) Innovative Clinical / Biological Applications and Surgical Procedures