To celebrate its 60th birthday, and therefore its 12th lustrum, Thor is organizing a symposium about smart grids. During this symposium different subtopics concerning integrating sustainable renewable energy, the control of such systems and power electronics related to smart grids will be discussed. It will take place on Wednesday the 6th of December, in the Blauwe Zaal in the Auditorium on the campus of the Technical University of Eindhoven.