“The organization hosts numerous important international messaging and needs to disseminate audio and visual information with a degree of professionalism that matches that of the organization itself,” says Eric Echols, Vice President of Technology at Baltimore’s Pershing Technologies LLC, an AV design, consulting and commissioning firm specializing in the government and corporate commercial sectors. “The organization also wanted to enhance meeting efficiency and engagement. To achieve that the organization is making the most extensive use of Analog Way equipment we’ve seen to date.”
The largest and most high-profile space, the rotunda-shaped auditorium, hosts Government Body Organization meetings with representatives from 44 member countries attending and other important international events, such as pandemic and influenza prevention meetings and the new director’s induction and welcome.
“The auditorium is used several times a month, often for many days and long hours at a time,” explains Adam Weiner, ITI Systems’ Principal. To meet a multiplicity of demands, the space was configured with four curved LED videowalls: a main center screen flanked by left and right screens with a rear wall serving as a confidence monitor for the dais. The large complement of screens gives remote participants “a real place in the room, a prominent presence, which is important for an international organization in a post-pandemic world,” he notes
Weiner notes that while “there is a high degree of sophistication and quality in the system’s video product, it has the option for simple operation by a single operator who’s also managing audio and simultaneous interpretation. We try to design for staff whose primary job is not in the video field: They can recall presets through a touch panel or Analog Way’s RCS software and the room is up and running with different scenes and layouts.” ITI personnel also run the rooms when professional staff is required.
The executive meeting room is similar in size to the conference rooms but has flexible seating for more informal gatherings and open discussions plus very user-friendly operation. Analog Way’s Zenith 200 drives three flat panels in this space.
“This is our first use of the Zenith 200 for seamless switching and the same kind of simultaneous source switching and screen management performed in the other conference rooms,” says Echols. “The system works really well in this multi-purpose environment.”
