Оn August 24, 2017, for the first time in Ukraine on the occasion of the Independence Day celebrations, the allee in front of the central building of the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University hosted a large-scale scientific and social forum "Innovative Picnic-2017". The event was in the list of official events dedicated to the Independence Day of Ukraine celebration in 2017. The symbol of "Innovation Picnic" was the launch of the drones as a symbol of innovation. The Forum's initiative comes from the scientific organizations necessity to increase their collaborations and number of contacts with business and it focused at creating a single platform where small and medium-sized (SMS’s) businesses could meet with representatives of scientific organizations and discuss opportunities for cooperation and wishes of market for certain technologies.