On 23 October SCIT had the first virtual conference with the European Parliament. The working languages were Russian, English and French. The students interpreted speeches about dieting and opinion polls in the consecutive mode with notetaking. The students coped well with the challenge. Observers from the European Parliament were satisfied with the result and did not point to any serious shortcomings in accuracy or completeness. The students are unanimous that the conference was useful – it was a good chance to test their ability under stress and a good challenge.