The American Chapter Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlébologie (UIP) was held in San Diego from August 27 to 30, 2003, under the aegis of the American College of Phlebology and with the participation of many other scientific societies from all over the World. On this occasion, The American Venous Forum held its symposium on ”Guidelines on the Management of Venous Disorders” (see part 6 of the present report). Many countries were represented, and this was a major opportunity to compare experiences from different continents. In contrast to previous meetings, no more than four sessions ran in parallel, so…