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Release 1.0, a property of CNET Networks (NASDAQ:CNET) that produces events for influencers in emerging markets, today announced open registration for its next conference, Flight School: Air, to be held June 15 to 16 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Flight School: Air will bring together the growing community of stakeholders -- air-taxi entrepreneurs, established charter carriers, aircraft makers, local leaders, federal regulators and investors -- to explore the exciting new business opportunities in this market. Esther Dyson, leader of PC Forum and a respected visionary on innovation in business, has identified on-demand aviation as a dynamic and potentially lucrative industry that will change the structure of air travel. At Flight School: Air, Dyson will provoke the same kind of insight and energy that PC Forum, her annual executive conference, offers the IT industry. Participants will be led through a comprehensive first look at the technology (including dynamic pricing and real-time schedule optimization), business models and start-up companies driving the on-demand aviation market as well as disruptions in both business and regulatory models. "Air travel changed when companies such as Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia made the supply of airplane seats visible to consumers. Now the early movers in on-demand air are creating new market dynamics based on their ability to see and respond to consumer demand in near-real time. We believe these are going to have a huge impact on short-haul travel -- driving people out of cars -- and also on local development patterns," said Esther Dyson, host of Flight School: Air. "More interesting, this new market will play an important role in defining how the US air system is funded and regulated. Not only will air-taxi services be challenged by the current regulatory structure; they will challenge it -- much as the Internet and mobile phone companies ultimately changed the competitive and regulatory environment of telecommunications. Local, decentralized mechanisms are likely to play a much bigger role." In a workshop-style format, with lively, candid, open-mic discussions, participants will consider the business opportunities as well as the major challenges this nascent industry faces. The event kicks off on the evening of June 15th. Throughout the following day, participants will hear from a who's who of influential voices in air travel: Rick Adam, Founder & CEO of Adam Aircraft; Steve Fisher, CEO of Slipstream; Vern Raburn, President & CEO of Eclipse Aviation; Ed Iacobucci, President & CEO of DayJet; Bruce Holmes, Director, Strategic Partnerships, in the Planning and Management Office at NASA Langley Research Center; and Andy Steinberg, Chief Counsel of the FAA. For more information on Flight School: Air, contact Daphne Kis, executive producer, at 212-924-8800 or via email at daphne@release1-0.com. About Release 1.0 Release 1.0, 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 executives, investors, entrepreneurs, thinkers and policymakers by providing insight into emerging businesses 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 events, such as Flight School. Other events recently hosted by Release 1.0 include When 2.0, on time and timing in software; Personal Health Information, on IT in the health-care market; and the Download.com Anti-Spyware Workshop, hosted in conjunction with CNET Network's Download.com. About CNET Networks, Inc. CNET Networks is a global media company with some of the most important and valuable brands on the Web targeting passionate audiences. The company's brands -- such as CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, BNET and ZDNet -- serve the technology, games and entertainment, business, and community categories. CNET Networks was founded in 1993 and has always been "a different kind of media company" creating engaging media experiences through a combination of world-class content and technology infrastructure.