The XVII International Colloquium Mechanical Fatigue of Metals ICMFM17 will be organized for the first time in Italy and will take place in Verbania from 25 to 27 June 2014. The conference is open to participants from all countries interested in the subject of fatigue of metallic materials. The conference is aimed at facilitating and encouraging the exchange of knowledge and experience among different communities, involved in both basic and applied research in this field, looking at the problem of fatigue. All the aspects related to the fatigue behavior of metals and mechanical elements, from a microstructural point of view to the design approaches will be discussed at ICMFM17.