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When 2.0 to Feature Top Speakers From Microsoft, Yahoo, Technorati, Maxis, and Others; Press Interested in Attending Go to: http://www.release1-0.com/events/ Release 1.0, a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), today announced its upcoming workshop "When 2.0: Time and Timing," to be held December 6 at Stanford University (http://www.release1-0.com/events/). Hosted by Release 1.0 editor Esther Dyson, an influential IT analyst who also runs PC Forum (a yearly gathering of IT-industry leaders), the workshop will examine how the element of time can be better exploited by the software tools and services that help people manage their lives and businesses. "Increasingly, the world operates in real time. The challenge for software is no longer simply to save time, but to use it effectively," said Esther Dyson, editor of Release 1.0 and editor-at-large, CNET Networks. "Time is hardly an undiscovered resource, but our tools for managing, understanding, and leveraging this often forgotten dimension are still primitive. At When 2.0, workshop attendees will have a unique opportunity to discuss the opportunities that exist around time and timing." Today, the real world is dynamic, and time is an essential organizing principle and dimension in many applications, from clustering photos for tagging, to establishing appropriate timing for information services such as when to show ads, send invoices or warn people of impending disasters. At When 2.0, Dyson will do what she does best -- bring together investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers and customers wrestling with these issues. Workshop attendees will hear from influential thinkers, see demos from innovative startups, learn how time could enhance their own offerings, and help shape the overall discussion with their own thoughts and opinions. The workshop will address the elements of time in two sessions. The morning session, titled, "Adding Value to Time," will discuss the challenges of mingling different layers of calendars such as private, group, and public, and examine how to sew the layers together in a more useable and seamless way. Featured speakers at the morning session include Ray Ozzie, CTO of Microsoft; Mitch Kapor, founder of the Open Source Applications Foundation; and Raymie Stata, chief architect for search and marketplace at Yahoo. During the afternoon session, workshop attendees will examine the issue of "Adding Value with Time," in which time is examined as an underlying factor in making applications more robust or useful, or in allocating resources ranging from a consumers' attention to temporary office space. Featured speakers during the afternoon session include Tantek Celik, chief technologist at Technorati; John Arenas, CEO of Worktopia; and Munjal Shah, founder of Ojos. The day will conclude with a presentation by SimCity creator Will Wright, lead designer at Maxis, on time and simulation. The conference will also feature panels on: -- Events as (social) objects -- How do users plan their public activities? How can events be traded, shared and enriched? -- Time and functionality -- How can applications use time under the covers to improve their functionality? -- Time and detection -- How can time patterns help us detect and predict both opportunities and threats, ranging from potential sales of expensive merchandise on the one hand, to security and health threats on the other? Members of the press are invited and encouraged to attend this event and can contact Sarah Cain in the CNET Networks PR department for more information. A complete agenda with details on each session and a list of speakers, plus information on how to register, is available at http://www.release1-0.com/events/. About Release 1.0 Release 1.0, formerly EDventure Holdings and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. since 2004, is led by Esther Dyson, CNET Networks' Editor at large and an influential thought leader on emerging technologies and markets. Release 1.0 serves IT-industry executives, investors, entrepreneurs, thinkers and policymakers by providing insight into emerging business and policy trends as they affect and are affected by IT. Release 1.0's products include the thought-provoking Release 1.0 quarterly newsletter, the www.release1-0.com website, the annual PC Forum executive conference, and an ongoing series of topical events, such as Flight School and the Personal Health Information Workshop. Other topics recently covered by Release 1.0 include real-time markets, social networks, digital identity management, the accountable Net (fighting spam and fraud), attention management, and IT and health care. About CNET Networks, Inc. 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