• “The Ismailis of Badakhshan: Their Religion, History, Culture and Ethnography -- Research in Progress” - Dr Sergei Andreyev, Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, October 13, 1999 2:00 pm
  • “Ismaili Literary Works of The Alamut Period and Writings of Nasir al Din Tusi” - Dr Jalal Badakhchani, Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, October 27, 1999 2:00 pm
  • “History of the Fatimids: The Beginning of the Mission and the Establishment of the State (Iftitah al-da‘wa) of al-Qadi al-Nu‘man (d. 363/974)” - Hamid HajiResearch Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, November 10, 1999 3:00 pm
  • “Esoteric Traditions in Islam” - Dr Leonard Lewisohn, Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies , November 24, 1999 2:00 pm
  • “The Translation of Nasir Khusraw” - Dr Alice Hunsberger, Visiting Fellow, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, December 8, 1999 2:00 pm
  • “Islamwissenshaft” - Shafique Virani, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard University, January 19, 2000 2:00 pm
  • “The Importance of the Tawil in the Understanding of the Qur'an" - Dr Faquir M Hunzai, Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, February 2, 2000 2:00 pm
  • “An Ismaili Commentary on Ibn Sina’s Qasidat al-Nafs” - Professor Wilferd Madelung, Senior Research Fellow, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, February 16, 2000 2:00 pm
  • “Exploring The Process of Research: Analysing Fatimid Sources (A Hands-on Experience)” - Dr Shainool Jiwa, Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, March 1, 2000 2:00 pm
  • “The Discourse of Liberal Islam: The Case of al-Sadiq al-Nayhum” - Dr Suha Taji-Farouki, Visiting Fellow, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, March 15, 2000 2:00 pm
  • “A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words, But How Many Sentences Will Give A Picture?”, Amin Mahdavi, Alumnus, Class of 2000, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, June 14, 2000 2:00 pm