The 17th European Conference on Composite Materials“ (ECCM17) has been organized by the Chair of Carbon Composites and the Leading-Edge Cluster MAI Carbon, under the patronage of the European Society for Composite Materials (ESCM) from 26th to 30th of June at the Internation Congress Center (ICM) in Munich. The conference has attracted more than 1.300 internationally renowned scientists and engineers in the field of aerospace, automotive and mechanical engineering and has brought together the scientific and the application-oriented world. An attractive background programme has been arranged to complement the interesting presentations and discussions.