UN committee-meeting noticeboard, Geneva

Today in my ongoing series of photos from my travels around the world, this electronic noticeboard from the UN's Palais des Nations in Geneva, advising delegates on which rooms to go to for meetings of the "Working Group on Arbitrary Detention" and "Committee Against Torture." I was at the Palais (which used to be a Rothschild family home and still has their peacocks roaming the grounds -- the home was given to the UN on the condition that the peacocks got to stay) to give a press conference to the UN press corps about the goings-on at WIPO, the copyright treaty body down the street. Link

[#1 posted by Antinous , January 30, 2008 11:29 PM]

I guess that we should at least be grateful that the Committee For Torture didn't get a room.

[#2 posted by ClintonD , January 31, 2008 5:19 AM]

Anyone else reminded of the Portal credits when first viewing this image?

[#3 posted by ratdreams , January 31, 2008 5:48 AM]

interesting to see things they discussed 4 years ago..!

[#4 posted by JG , January 31, 2008 11:20 AM]

My local airport has a similar electronic sign.
It lists incoming and departing flights and they update it all the time. It's cool to watch, you should stop by.
It's a unique approach to signage as opposed to, say, a chalk board or yelling-out flight information.
Modern marvels are fun to photograph.
What will they think of next?!?!?
Would you like me to send you a pic?

[#5 posted by Simon Greenwood , February 1, 2008 2:46 AM]

In the interest of balance there should be a committee for torture.