Events highlights for the week of June 1 – June 7, 2009

Now that summer is upon us, it’s getting harder to stay tethered to our computers.
Assuming the feeling is mutual, while we’re not expecting you to spend your evenings relaxing in parks or sipping cocktails on sidewalk cafes, we are sayin’ it’s an excuse to get to some local tech events.
There’s something going on every day of this week, if you have an hour (or five) to spare.
On Monday, Refresh Philly is brainstorming up ways to improve Philly with special guests Johnny Goldstein of Envizualize and Livia Labate of IA Design Games to help smooth out the process and explain how they get their ideas out on paper.
Tuesday, talk mobile apps for social change with the Net Tuesday crew, but don’t get too hippie-dippy on us. Web Analytics Wednesday is flying in two speakers from behavioral analytics firm Quantivo to discuss the obvious.
Drexel’s 2009 Entrepreneur Conference happens Thursday, an all-day event with a great lineup of speakers there to talk all things innovation and business.
Finally, on Saturday don’t miss HigherEdCamp, which we covered late last month. After hosting our own BarCamp unconference, we have high expectations for this meetup about all things post-secondary education.
All events listed on the event calendar are free to attend. Be sure to check our complete calendar for more information, or follow us past the jump.
Monday, June 1: Brainstorm ways to Refresh Philly with help from Johnny Goldstein of Envizualize and Livia Labate of IA Games who have some tips on getting those thoughts to paper in creative ways. 6 p.m., Center City. RSVP. [view more events]
Tuesday, June 2: Members of the Net Tuesday crew return from the 4th annual NetSquared to report on interesting mobile apps for social change they saw at the conference. And no, that doesn’t mean the iPhone breathalyzer app. 6 p.m., Old City. RSVP. [view more events]
Wednesday, June 3: You wanna talk about clout? Let’s do that. Web Analytics Wednesday has two peeps from Quantivo flying in from California to discuss behavioral analytics for the Philly scene. Oh yeah, the first round of drinks is on them. You can bet your metrics there’s gonna be a second round. 6:30 p.m., Old City. RSVP. [view more events]
Thursday, June 4: Desperate times call for desperate measures, and entrepreneurship is often better for it. Reps from Elizabethtown College, Morgan Lewis, Drexel, Disc Makers and Wawa will help prove the point at Drexel’s 2009 Entrepreneur Conference. 8:00 a.m., University City. RSVP. [view more events]
Friday, June 5: Springboard Media will host a free session for learning how to backup your most important files. Whether it’s your Stoya video collection or your work files, don’t miss it. 5:00 p.m., Center City West. RSVP. [view more events]
Saturday, June 6: Philly’s latest BarCamp-style unconference, HigherEdCamp, will be held this weekend to discuss higher education among local university innovators and techies. Be sure to check our coverage of organizer Dave Konopka for more. 9:00 a.m., University City. RSVP. [view more events]
Every Monday morning, Technically Philly will preview the best free tech events in Philadelphia and the surrounding region. See others here. Check our comprehensive events calendar here.