2007 followed by 2008
2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2007th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 7th  year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the  8th   year of the 2000s decade.  
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.