In this episode, professional interpreter and published author Ms. Barbara Hong Li shares with us her experience and takeaways from attending her very first ATA annual conference, the ATA 63rd in Los Angeles. Barbara has been in the profession for 20 years already. Are you curious why Barbara just decided to make her way to the very first conference? Do you want to know what her takeaways are given the 2-decade experience under her belt, and based on which she even wrote and published a book? Come on in and give it a listen. This 17-minute chat between Jessie and Barbara may offer you a new perspective on attending professional conferences, which Barbara has summarized as “hidden dragons and crouching tigers”.