Experts of the various fields were invited to each IISE Salon event for an exchange of opinions with all participants. The Salons took place as follows:

First (June)- Theme: Problem of intellectual property and cooperation by industry in China
[Speaker] : Nobuhito Kishi (Economic journalist)

Second (July)- Theme: Recent IT trends in the Republic of Korea
[Speaker] : Makoto Nakamura (Chief Researcher of the Tokio Marine Research Institute)

Third (September)- Theme: A Chat about Net Security
[Speaker] : Noriaki Hashimoto (critic/journalist)

Fourth (October)- Theme: The Dismantling of Radio Socialism
[Speaker] : Nobuo Ikeda (Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Fifth (December)- Theme: The Secret of the Success Seen in the Nano-tech Business
[Speaker] : Takahiro Matsui (President of the Nano Business Marketing Research Institute)

Sixth (January)- Theme: The Changing Face of the Media in the Net Age
[Speaker] : Hiaki Aoki (Senior Research Fellow of ISE, Tsuruaki Yukawa, Staff writer of Jiji Press)