  An overview of DIS 2003 is given with a focus on small-x physics and the
interrelationship between deep inelastic scattering and heavy ion physics which
furnishes much of the basic information for understanding high-density QCD
matter. In addition to small-x physics, topics covered include single spin
asymmeteries, light-cone gauge choices, strange quarks in the proton and
non-global observables in jet decays.
