AEGIS 2008 Annual Assembly was held on 11 December 2008 at the Institute of Physics, Belgrade.

AEGIS 2007 Annual Assembly was held on 7 September 2007 at the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade.

The Inauguration Meeting of the Academic and Educational Grid Initiative of Serbia (AEGIS) was held on April 14, 2005.

AEGIS is organized to:

• Coordinate efforts to further develop academic and educational high performance computing facilities (e.g. computers, storage, networks, instruments, and visualization resources) and help to integrate them in AEGIS infrastructure;
• Organize dissemination and training activities and help Serbian research communities to develop and deploy applications that can use AEGIS infrastructure;
• Coordinate fund raising efforts to improve AEGIS infrastructure and human resources;
• Facilitate wider participation of AEGIS members in Framework 6 and other international Grid projects;
• Create a national GRID development policy, and lobby for its position within an overall research agenda.

>> AEGIS organizational structure and program of activities

>> AEGIS activities

>> AEGIS infrastructure

>> AEGIS CA

>> Become a member of AEGIS VO

>> How to support AEGIS VO

>> AEGIS Memorandum of Understanding

>> AEGIS VO Acceptable Use Policy

>> AEGIS links




AEGIS in mythology
In classical mythology the Greek god Hephaestus forged Aegis, an impervious metal shield and breastplate, for Zeus as an infant. Zeus gave Aegis to his favorite daughter Pallas Athena. Athena lent Aegis to Perseus to battle the dreaded Gorgon Medusa who had snakes for hair and was so frightening to behold that those who viewed her turned to stone. Perseus slew Medusa by watching her reflection in the shield’s polished surface. After that the shield became adorned with four snakes with the head of Gorgon Medusa at its center, further enhancing its powers.