p08126 UIP Final 2009_107.indd - AIM Group
p08126 UIP Final 2009_107.indd - AIM Group
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6<br />
W E L C O M E T O M O N A C O<br />
Dear Participants,<br />
Dear Colleagues and Friends,<br />
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Principality of Monaco and I am<br />
proud to host the 16 th World Meeting of the “Union Internationale de Phlébologie”.<br />
I sincerely hope that you will have the opportunity to discover or rediscover Monaco<br />
during your short stay with us.<br />
The Monaco Convention Bureau’s team, together with the travel and tourism<br />
industry partners of the Principality are at your full disposal.<br />
Please do not hesitate to challenge us for any question or request you may have.<br />
I do wish you a highly productive Congress and a very enjoyable stay with us.<br />
Kindest regards,<br />
Michel BOUQUIER<br />
President<br />
Monaco Government Tourist<br />
and Convention Authority<br />
On behalf of the French and German societies of<br />
Phlebology, we welcome you to the XVI World Meeting<br />
of the Union Internationale de Phlébologie.<br />
This congress celebrates the 50 th anniversary of the<br />
Union founded in Meyrargues , not far from Monaco.<br />
For the first time, a meeting of the <strong>UIP</strong> is organized by<br />
two countries in the capital of the third one. These facts<br />
explain the name and the logo of the meeting.<br />
The phlebological community can be proud of the<br />
progress obtained in the last fifteen years. Care given to<br />
venous patients is more and more efficient, quick, painless and durable. The incidence of most severe<br />
forms of chronic venous disorders decreases because we have treated patients earlier and better. The<br />
new electronic media have accelerated diffusion of information and international cooperation. And<br />
finally, Evidence Based Phlebology exits.<br />
This meeting will be the occasion to summarize the latest progress, to update our knowledge and to devise<br />
new research, it is the place where you will meet with colleagues and make new friends from overseas.<br />
We are certain that you will enjoy the program, the venue, the country and all the opportunities that<br />
we have planned for you.<br />
However, take some time to visit this lovely country and discover its mediterranean magic.<br />
Dr. Jean-Jerôme GUEX<br />
Chairman of the Organizing Committee<br />
Prof. Eberhard RABE<br />
Chairman of the Scientific Committee