I'd like to know (I tged Bentus to do this) if anyone would be interested in a GESO SC resolution/project to establish the IRI.. and GDCO as well by extension an archaeological corps. The former two would also help out the Aid commission we have.
The IRI would be the Interstellar Research Institute. We would jointly fund it, it can be if you guys agree located in Talos it will be the parent to the GDCO and for example do projects between members scientific communities like the LHC as a space Smithsonian type thing. Our data links are already there this just provides a dedicated organization for our egg heads to get together and do things.
the GDCO is the Galactic Disease Control Organization. Because lets face it plagues are a thing, and they influence disasters as much as other things. Plus with the Rehast scare some time ago I think its warranted to have a cooperative stance on illnesses with all our technological and finical resources it can not only help GESO icly but others as well.
I think once we establish these if we do, we should open it up as a resource for other powers to call upon and use, like the MSU. Its only fair and besides why not? We can also get contributions from it.
Furthering this point, the GDCO shouldn't be on Talos, if no-one wants to house the HQ I will in Union City, its pathogen storage division will SURE as hell not be anyplace close to Talos or populated worlds (but accessible) for obvious reasons.
The archeology corps ... We dig up shiny shit and artifacts and can have our characters band together on digs and projects..This could be and should an extension of the IRI.. And as Kyru suggested to me on irc about this -
"[20:09] <Kyrusia> Though if you sort of wrapped the archaeological venture into a research institute, that would be interesting from a world building and role playing perspective;specifically because it would allow players - GESO and otherwise - a means to explore their history in a tactile manner."
It would have benefits.
Finally with that said oocly, this could all give us yet more character rp paths to go on, and give us all even more excuse to involve ourselves in one another's rps and other powers/groups rps if they sign up to it and contribute. The archeology corps will especially allow this , we can get involved with any sort of ancient city fuckery/artifact fuckery more readily with a reason that makes sense. Another note this should also be open to private individuals and philanthropists not just a government sanctioned thing.
Remember to OOCLY work out anything between yourself and your partners if this goes forward to avoid any issues.
I could set up the basics for the facility and post it here so your group could critique it and add or remove elements that won't work, plus you can ask me to explain something if an element seems too far fetched. It would take a few days to write up something properly. 
imo article 4 requires that you assist as much as able. If direct military involvement is impractical for all involved, then it's not required. Although, I'd argue that it does mean that should a GESO member be attacked and article 4 invoked, you'd have to declare war on the aggressor. You probably won't need to do any actual attacks or what-not, but the actual declaration would still have to be made. 
Frehrh is a bit upset by all the DS bashing lol. I just wanna be useful 
let me do something cool haha
makes it interesting. But as Bentus said, you know what your talking about. I've only done biology to foundation at university so I'd give my ooc vote (and probs ic vote) to you Swith - I will have more going on ic in the next few weeks so it would make sense for me to hold less dangerous bugs.