The Fifth Annual Games for Change hosted by PARSONS The New School for design starts June 2, 2008:

Game developers from New York and around the country will join together with nonprofit leaders to discuss a burgeoning area of game development: digital games with a civic bent that are meant to raise awareness and educate children and the public about important social issues. A highlight of the festival is a keynote address by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who will discuss a new interactive curriculum she is developing that will educate schoolchildren about the court system called "Our Courts".

During Games for Change there is a new one-day workshop funded by the MacArthur Foundation that teaches non-profit professionals how to make social issue games. And to top it off, don't miss expo night featuring Microsoft's Environmental Games Contest Finalists from around the world!

Find more great design events at the Core77 Calendar.