The third IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Europe Conference is hosted by Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin) and sponsored by IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES). The Conference will be a forum for the participants to discuss the state-of-the-art innovations in smart grid technologies. ISGT Europe 2012 will feature paper sessions, panels, tutorials, and showcases by international experts on the smart grid. The organizing committee invites researchers, practitioners, decision makers and students, worldwide to participate and submit papers.