? 8th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC2017) The 8th International Network Optimization Conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, February 26-28 2017. The aim of this conference is to provide researchers from different areas of Operations Research, with the opportunity to present and discuss their results and research on the field of Network Optimization, in an inspiring and bridge building environment where fruitful ideas may flow freely. Conference Chairs: Luis Gouveia (Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon-CMAFCIO) and Pedro Moura (Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon-CMAFCIO) In this edition, the keynote speakers are: W. Cook, University of Waterloo (Canada) A. Martin, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (Germany) R. Möhring, TU Berlin (Germany) A. Schrijver, Univ. of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) The authors are invited to submit their papers describing original, previously unpublished research results and not currently under review. There are two types of submission: full papers (8-10 pages) and extended abstracts (1-2 pages). Accepted full papers and extended abstracts will be available in the conference material. Accepted full papers will be published in the Eletronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics (ENDM), Elsevier. There will be a special issue of the Networks journal, Wiley, associated with the conference. The important dates are: ENDM paper submission deadline: October 31, 2016 Paper submission deadline: January 20, 2017 Acceptance Notification: January 25, 2017 Early Registration: January 31, 2017 INOC is the conference of the European Network Optimization Group (ENOG), a working group of EURO and the previous editions were held in Warsaw (2015), Tenerife (2013), Hamburg (2011), Pisa (2009), Spa (2007), Lisboa (2005) and Paris (2003). The conference is also part of the activities of the CMAFCIO (the Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais e Centro de Investigação Operacional), University of Lisbon. For more information on the conference visit http://inoc2017.fc.ul.pt?