The UN + Battlestar Galactica = Nerd Heaven?

Debbie passed along this article from the Trib--evidently the UN is taking a breaking from its taxing duties to host a Battlestar Galactica retrospective at the UN on March 17th; according to the Trib:

[The retrospective will include] a panel discussion of how the show examined issues such as "human rights, children and armed conflict, terrorism, human rights and reconciliation and dialogue among civilizations and faith," according to Sci Fi.

The "Battlestar" contingent on the panel will consist of executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, as well as stars Mary McDonnell (who plays president Laura Roslin on the show) and Edward James Olmos (Admiral William Adama).

UN representatives on the panel are Radhika Coomaraswamy, special representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; Craig Mokhiber, deputy director of the New York office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Robert Orr, assistant secretary-general for policy planning, executive office of the Secretary-General. The panel will be moderated by "Battlestar" fan Whoopi Goldberg.
As Gabe says, "This is the UN equivalent to film-strip day in high school science class."