+# include all sub-authorities of the PI
+# if PI on ple, include all sub-auths ple.upmc, ple.inria and so on...
+# a = set()
+# for authority in authorities:
+# for my_authority in my_authorities:
+# if authority.startswith(my_authority) and authority not in a:
+# a.add(authority)
+
+
+