The aim of the workshop is to present the approaches and results in research and technology that improve intelligence of market-oriented solutions and products in PLM (CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM), computer graphics, virtual reality, simulation, computer games, multimedia, and other adjacent domains - with a special emphasis on development and application of the constraint-based techniques and geometrical solving. The isiCAD-2004 workshop is also aimed at outlining relationship between two dimensions: the above-mentioned domains and, on the other hand, the methods that are soundly expected to support and improve intelligence for those domains. Bringing together of the domains in question and relevant methods for improving the domain's intelligence seem to be fruitful and hopefully enable future establishing of the isicad community.

Another important aim of the event is to bring together researchers, developers, solution providers, distributors, and customers of PLM and close domains in order to achieve better mutual understanding about tendencies, requirements, demands, problems, affordability, and prospects. Siberian region as the location of the event provides good opportunity to see a rapidly developing industrial market potential combined with a lot of R&D, education, distributor, and software outsourcing capabilities.

During the preparation period of isiCAD-2004, there are no deadlines and limitations for better shaping and focusing of the event and for inviting people that can essentially contribute to the goal of the workshop.

Workshop topics include but are not restricted to:

In addition to papers in the above list of topics, papers both bridging the gap between different directions and promoting mutual understanding of researchers, solution developers, providers, and customers are welcome.

isiCAD-2004 workshop is coordinated in its organization, schedule, and cultural program with the Second International Conference on Computational Mathematics (ICCM), which gives to the isiCAD-2004 participants additional opportunity for contacts and discussions. Some special joint sessions are also planned.

LEDAS Ltd. and Computing Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICMMG).

During the ICCM-2004 and isiCAD-2004, there will be organized an exhibition of software solutions and products. More details will be published later.

A book of extended abstracts of invited and accepted talks will be available at the Workshop.

All submissions must be in English, clearly written and in sufficient detail to allow the Programme Committee to assess the merits of the work. Electronic submissions are encouraged. They should be received in Novosibirsk by April, 12, 2004. A PostScript file of an extended abstract (up to 10 pages for a regular talk and up to 5 pages for a short talk) should be e-mailed to the following address: info@isicad.ru. When preparing your submission please follow instructions for authors of papers to be published at Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, which are available at www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. The abstract should indicate complete authors' addresses (including e-mail addresses and fax numbers if any), affiliation and a clear statement of the kind of the submission (regular or short talk). The receipt of all submitted papers will be acknowledged by e-mail within 2 days. Authors will be notified of acceptance by May 3, 2004.

The workshop will be held in Akademgorodok (Academy town), 30 km South from Novosibirsk, the largest city of Siberia. Akademgorodok is located in a picturesque place near the Ob lake. It is surrounded with birch and pine forests and pleasant not only for work but for recreation as well. Silence, beautiful landscape, and pure air are the factors promoting scientific activity and creativity. By tradition of scientific conferences in Akademgorodok, their cultural program includes barbecue picnic with Russian and Finnish sauna, night informal meeting on the lake coast, introducing and farewell parties, and other events.

Accommodation for the participants will be organized at the hotel "Golden Valley" (gold-valley.academ.org), Academgorodok, 700 meters from the House of Scientists. Hotel prices: one place in a double-room 19 EURO, single room - 25+ EURO, suite 69+ EURO.

Registration of participants will take place at the hotel on June 20 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and in the House of Scientists on June 21 starting from 8:30.

The registration fee is 100 EURO / 3500 RUR, which covers the Workshop Proceeding, coffee breaks, banquet, and advanced social program.

Organizing Committee establishes at least ten grants that exempt from the paying fee the participants with the most interesting talks and presentations.

A direct Siberia Airlines (english.s7.ru) flight will bring you from Frankfurt, Hannover, Tel Aviv or Beijing to Novosibirsk and back. One can buy an interline Lufthansa-Siberia Airlines ticket. Participants traveling via Moscow will be helped to take domestic flights. There are at least four daily flights between Moscow and Novosibirsk: Aeroflot (Sheremetyevo-1, Moscow) as well as by Sibir and Transaero (Domodedovo, Moscow). All participants will be met at the Novosibirsk airport and brought to Akademgorodok by a special transport.

The weather in Novosibirsk at the end of June is normally quite warm and sunny with the temperatures in the range of 25-30 C. Night swimming in the Ob lake is guaranteed.