It is my privilege and great pleasure to invite you to the 22nd Annual Congress of ASVS 2021 held in Sapporo from October 11 to 13 in conjugating with Asian Venous Forum.

The theme of ASVS Congress is “New Era, New Style”.

Although it is still impossible to predict the situation of pandemic at that time, we will live in New Era with or after Covid-19. Because there are lots of things we should discuss, we are not able to be at standstill, and we should keep on learning, researching, and innovating of vascular practice. Exchanging information regarding new guidelines, new technologies, new devices, and new findings including new evidence of Covid-19 has become more important because the pandemic is making us separate for two years.

The pandemic has changed our life style dramatically. The style of international academic meeting can be also changed. We already know the success of online Congress through experiencing ASVS 2020. Organizing Committee is now preparing ASVS 2021 Congress as a hybrid style, although we hope that we can meet fac to face with enjoying autumn color and autumn taste in Sapporo.

I would like to inform you our final decision whether meeting style is hybrid or full on-line by March or April, 2021.