The 2017 NetSciX was held in Israel for the first time, for three days at Hilton Tel Aviv. The conference hosted 300 participants, the vast majority of them from around the world. The conference’s program included a “school” day of introduction to the subject matter, and another to days of key note presentations at the general assembly, lectures and discussions in division rooms, science posters exhibition, art exhibition in the subject of network science, an experiential tour in Jerusalem and a gala event at The Lawrence in Old Jaffa.