An Englishman, a Frenchman, and an Armenian walk into a bar...

They don't speak each other's languages very well, but the bartender has an idea.

Polyglotte for the Madrid Congress

https://amicnow.org/265

The organizers of the 14th Armenian medical world Congress have expressed an interest in using the Polyglotte translation tool. Since the Congress is in Madrid,  there are anticipated to be many local Europeans who may not be fluent in either Armenian or English.

The current version of Polyglotte allows 4 languages, the source language and 3 translations, basically to preserve space on a projection screen. It does allow additional users speaking other languages to view their own language on a personal device.  the organizers of the medical Congress feel that translation from English to Spanish, French and Armenian is sufficient.  German and Russian would also be useful languages if possible.

 Question #1:  does it work?

A: It depends.  Use simple phrases.  Focus on what others should understand, not what I want to say.

Entering the main points as "slides" allows back translation and rating of the translation quality to review before the Congress.

Using the Polyglot Google Sheet shows back translations for each language

Dec. 2024 | New Features List

Tu, 12.xx.2024

• Features

  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) Feature

• Supported Language: Armenian only.
• Pricing (Armtts): 
  • Free version: 100 requests/month (suitable for testing phase; one request can cover a full sentence).
  • Paid version: $25 for 10,000 requests/month, with $0.0025 per additional request.
  • URL for more: URL
• Implementation:
  • Add TTS functionality to User/Guest conference views.
  • UI Placement: Voice button location to be clarified by the designer.
  • Default settings:
    • Voice button offers Armenian by default.
    • Armenian language should always be pinned alongside the talk's default language.

• Have Speaker as a guest 
  • Provide the functionality for speakers to create talks without logging in - Example
• Talk edit button 
  • In the speaker version we have Talk edit functionality only in
    “My Talks” section. 
  • We need to add it also for the “Conferences” page talks. Example
• Conference preview - Needs discussion
  • Short and easy version: It can be implemented by providing the ability to infinitely start and stop the conference.
  • Long version: Start developing new view of conference preview
    (modal, new window, etc. )
• Add new slide / Add new talk buttons - Needs discussion - Example
  • What do you mean by saying “working on several talks at the same time.” 
• Pictures in the Slides
  •  Adding this will change few main sections in the project`
    • User -  Conference view - Divides into Media and text parts.
    • Media picker in the talk creation window.
    • Also the conference preview section should have the media section.
• Navigation through different talks
  • Let's clarify if the existing talk list works or we need a new one. Talk list view
• Navigation bar icons adjustment
  • Simplify the icons and have the section heading near always.
• Multiple concurrent conferences by one Admin
  • Do we still need this?
  • It’s possible to implement.
• Show all the upcoming conferences 
  • In the user’s side` website  show all the upcoming conferences: Example

• Small text and UI changes 
  • To have a text in the Live panel saying. - ”Control panel.” - Example

• Next steps 

  • Need and requirements clarification - few days
  • Research and approximate price clarification - few days
  • Create a design - 1-2 week
  • Get estimation from developers and design adjustments - 1 week
  • Begin implementation with a set budget and a defined timeline. 

Jerry's Wish List

Can we preview the slides without having to start the conference.  I would love to demonstrate the various talks (Dental, AMIC meeting, Hayk & Jerry test meetings) without having to start the meeting, stop the meeting, etc.

Add "new slide" buttons in more locations.  I'd like to add slides as an administrator, and that may involve working on several talks at the same time.

Is it possible to include images on these slides?

for purposes of a large conference, we should have a button that links to the list of talks (with codes, or just use buttons) to access the different talks.

 The icons are not intuitive.  Could we add subheadings so we know what they mean?

1. Allow multiple concurrent sessions (for breakout rooms).
   I am going to investigate this too, as the current structure we have can be able to provide this functionality. 
2. Do not require log-in by the speaker.  Allow breakout rooms to form on-the-spot with choice of languages decided when the group convenes. Trying to email myself to invite myself as a speaker and make slides prior to the presentation was too cumbersome, and I could not make it work.
   We need to have a discussion to fully understand your needs about this point. 
3. Allow us to choose codes for each conference that make sense, like GI or cardiac or dentistry
   We already have the functionality. Once the functionality will be recovered you can try to create a conference and add a custom conference code in dashboard.polyglotte.am.
4. Allow additional audience members to access the website and choose their own language.
   Audiences once they have the conference code can join the conference even without sign in or sign up. Using polyglotte.am .
5.  www.naturalreaders.com cannot be incorporated as an API. Their commercial product does not accommodate Armenian text-to-speech, although the free personal version can.
   Hayk has identified aivoov which does a good job of T⇒S and we will look at others.
   
    

Amounts paid for Google API in 2024:

These are from my credit card statement and are consistent with what we saw on console.cloud.google.com

Subscription was cancelled in July.  

Estimated overall costs between now and July 2025: