The third IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2012), sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), will be held January 16-20, 2012 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in the District of Columbia, USA. The Conference will be a forum for the participants to discuss state-of-the-art innovations in smart grid technologies.  The Conference will feature plenary sessions, technical papers, and tutorials by international experts on smart grid applications.