Avalon Avalon Rare Metals - Management and Staff Involved in Many Events at 2011 PDAC Convention

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Toronto, Canada (ABN Newswire) - Avalon Rare Metals (TSE: AVL) (NYSE: AVL) is pleased to invite shareholders and other interested delegates to the 2011 PDAC International Convention, Trade Show and Investor Exchange, Toronto, ON, March 6 - 9, 2011 with the following list of all the exhibits, events, and speaking engagements featuring Avalon management and staff:


Investors Exchange - Mining Investment Show

Avalon Rare Metals Booth #2303, Level 800, South Building
Sunday, March 6 to Tuesday, March 8 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Wednesday, March 9 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Hosted by Ron Malashewski and Sonia Tercas, with support from David Trueman, Rare Metals Geologist, David Swisher, VP Operations, Bill Mercer, VP Exploration, and Pierre Neatby, VP Sales & Marketing. President & CEO Don Bubar plans to be available at the booth on Sunday afternoon between 3:00pm and 5:00 pm. Click here to access the floor plan search.


SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011
Avalon is co-sponsoring the 2011 TREO 2Nite Reception hosted by RareMetalBlog. The Special Guest will be Dudley Kingsnorth Executive Director, IMCOA. Details: Sunday, March 6th from 6 pm - 9 pm, in Ballroom B of the Intercontinental Hotel 225 Front St. W. To RSVP please email pr@pro-edge.com


MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2010
Avalon is co-sponsoring the Rare Earth Power Breakfast hosted by Proactive Investors from 7:30 am to 9:00 am at the Intercontinental Hotel, Caledon Room. A Corporate Presentation will be delivered by Don Bubar, President & CEO. Continental breakfast included. Click here to register.

Don Bubar will be co-chairing the Aboriginal Forum from 2:00 to 5:00pm in Room 715, which will include an MOU signing ceremony involving Avalon and one of its northern aboriginal partners and a panel discussion on education and training issues that will involve Avalon director Phil Fontaine as a panelist.


TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2010
Don Bubar will be presenting a brief Corporate Update at the Investors Exchange Forum at 11:00 am in Room 801B.

Bill Mercer will be introducing the Thayer Lindsley Award winner presentation at 4:30 pm.


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010
Don Bubar chairs a technical session on Rare Metals and the Electric car from 9:00am to 12:00pm in Room 715.

During the session, Professor A.E. Williams-Jones will be presenting Rare Earth Mineralogy and Metallurgy: The Nechalacho Case History at 10:00am.
Bill Mercer chairs a technical session on New Discoveries and Developments from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 716.


About Avalon Rare Metals Inc.:

Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL) (NYSE:AVL) is a mineral exploration and development company focused on rare metals deposits in Canada. Its flagship project, the 100%-owned Nechalacho Deposit, Thor Lake, NWT, is emerging as one of the largest undeveloped rare earth elements resources in the world. Its exceptional enrichment in the more valuable 'heavy' rare earth elements, which are key to enabling advances in clean technology and other growing high-tech applications, is one of the few potential sources of these critical elements outside of China, currently the source of 95% of world supply. Avalon is well funded, has no debt and its work programs are progressing steadily. Social responsibility and environmental stewardship are corporate cornerstones. Avalon's performance on community engagement in the north earned it the 2010 PDAC Environmental and Social Responsibility Award.



Contact:

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