On October 10, 2017, the first event was held in Arkhangelsk as part of the MEET and CODE initiative and the European programming week - Mitap “Coding for Pomerania!” . Mitap was devoted to digital solutions for career guidance and career growth, continuous training of schoolchildren. Before the event began, the organizers and partners of the European Programming Week in Arkhangelsk held a briefing at the hotel-business center "Capital of Pomerania".

One of the key factors in the development of the IT industry was the development of the open code (Open Source). Open code projects have reliable support, ensure safety, give independence and focus on user needs. This is confident in the open code enthusiast, the head of the marketing department at NextCloud Jos Poortvliet . In his article at OpenSource.com, the expert called six significant reasons why business should use open source technologies.

On October 30, 2017, at 19:30, with the support of Covorking Caliber, Mitap Greenhouses of Social Technologies will be held as free software and open code changed the world. ” Participants will get acquainted with the history of the creation of free software and learn the advantages and disadvantages of open code products, as well as current Open Source projects to solve urban problems.