It is a great pleasure to announce the 8th EPNOE International Polysaccharide Conference. The event will take place from 17^th to 22^nd September, 2023 at Graz University of Technology, Austria.

The one-day pre-conference for students and young researchers will be held on 17^th September with two simultaneous sections of choice:

• Chemistry and characterization of carbohydrates, or
• From the idea to the startup.

The main EPNOE 2023 conference will be held from 18^th to 22^nd September.

This congress is an initiative of EPNOE, the Cellulose and Renewable Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS CELL), and the Cellulose Society of Japan (CSJ), and will be hosted in Graz for the first time.

The ambition of the EPNOE International Polysaccharides Conference is to gather academia and industry passionate about polysaccharide-related R&D and applications. Through the years, the conference has become one of the largest events in the field of polysaccharides and brings together over 450 researchers from all over the world.

We hope that you will enjoy the conference, have very fruitful discussions with your colleagues, and have a great time in Graz!