Netherlands – Belgium – Northern Germany:
| Nomination deadline | | March 1, 2012, 5 p.m. |
| Finalists’ presentations before international judging committee | | June 11, 2012 |
| Awards ceremony | Date: | June 12, 2012 |
| | Venue: | Bilderberg Kasteel Vaalsbroek, Vaals (NL) |
Switzerland – Austria – Eastern France – Southern Germany region:
| Nomination deadline | | March 1, 2012, 5 p.m. |
| Finalists’ presentations before international judging committee | | June 18, 2012 |
| Awards ceremony | Date: | June 19, 2012 |
| | Venue: | Hotel Victoria-Jungfrau Interlaken (CH) |
