Organized by "Mighty" Mike Carr of last year's FreedomCon fame and sponsored by all manner of mega companies (list follows) this year's FreedomCon II looks to be a huge celebration of Gaming and Freedom.

FreedomCon is, of course, firstly a celebration of gaming. Not merely great TCG games like Magi Nation Duel, Raw Deal, Lord of the Rings, Magic and Star Wars CCG, but also any others people have the mind to play, including Minatures, Scrabble, Video Games, anything that *you all* want to play. Mythos? Hero Clix? Tiddlywinks? More power to you, get some people together and play. You have the Freedom to play anything you want at FreedomCon, because it is for the players, by the players.

Speaking of Freedom, for those of you who remember FreedomCon I, you'll recall that the proceeds went to The American Red Cross. Similarly, the theme of this FreedomCon is the Freedom to live your life the way you choose.

We at DeckTech.net and others want to bring to your attention a very serious set of maladies known collectively as Mitochondrial Disorders. The Mitochondria, for those of you who may have forgotten from Biology class, is the "power plant" of each cell in your body. Yep, you need them alright! Unfortunately, many people suffer from malfunctions in their mitochondria, causing their body to be underpowered or even shut down. Worse, because it's relatively unknown, people are frequently unaware of their problem.

That's why the UMDF - United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation is doing something. They are "redefining hope for families affected by mitochondrial diseases -- hereditary disorders, now considered as common as childhood cancers, that affect the cell's ability to produce life-sustaining energy. "

We'll be bringing you more information, and things you can do to help in more announcements, and the FreedomCon II website.

The rest of this week we'll be announcing more things about FreedomCon including the tentative schedule. Hell, I'm almost tempted to *not* give you all a schedule, it's so cool, I want you to be surprised. We wanted to get the word out as soon as possible so everyone could start making their plans. We know that this is a litle tight with but one month to go, but we hope that's enough time for you all to hop online, grab a ticket, throw a toothbrush and some cards in a bag, and make your way to the East Coast for some serious and seriously fun competition!