The next08 has become the nucleus for several other events the days before and after May 15. Here is a short summary.

• May 14, 9.30 a.m.: Facebook Developer Garage Hamburg. For the first time in Germany! Location: Handelskammer Hamburg. For more information refer to the Facebook group and the Wiki.


• May 14, 2 p.m.: Venture Lounge. Location: Körber-Stiftung, Kehrwieder 12. Combined ticket for the Venture Lounge and the next08 with a discount! Register here.


• May 14, 2 p.m.: Exciting Commerce Roundtable Hamburg ("Mode, Fashion & Style"). Location: smatch.com. Register now.


• May 14, 7 p.m.: Blogger Meet-up in Hamburg. More information (in German).


• May 15, 9 a.m.: next08. Location: Prototyp museum, Hafencity. The preliminary schedule is online now. Register here. For 590 Euro (ex VAT) until April 30, after then 790 Euro. Party included (see next item).


• May 15, 8 p.m.: next08 meets onlineKapitäne - powered by MySpace. Location: Prototyp museum, Hafencity. Free of charge for members of Hamburg@work (register here), 75 Euro for everyone else (register here).


• May 16: Going Solo. Location: Lausanne, Switzerland. Register here.


• May 17 & 18: StartupWeekend Hamburg. Location: East Hotel. For more information please refer to mixxt. Register here.

On April 3 and 4 the 2008 issue of The Next Web Conference will be held in Amsterdam. Confirmed speakers are Werner Vogels, Robert Scoble and Leah Culver amongst others.

Participants and friends of the next08 get a discount on the ticket price. With the promocode nextnextweb08 the price will be 200 Euro lower.

In addition we can offer one free ticket for The Next Web Conference for registered participants of the next08. Please leave a comment on the Fischmarkt blog in case you are interested.