Chairing Rare Earth Symposium at 52nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2013)
Toronto, May 8, 2013 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Avalon Rare Metals (
TSE:AVL) has been invited to chair the organizing committee for the Rare Earth Symposium at the 52nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2013), to be held in Montreal, October 27-31, 2013 (www.cim.org/com2013). This announcement follows the successful involvement of Avalon at the inaugural Rare Earths Symposium held last year at COM 2012 (Industry Bulletin October 25th, 2012).
COM 2013 is being held in conjunction with the internationally acclaimed Material Science & Technology (MS&T'13) Conference. An estimated 3000 delegates are expected to attend the joint conferences. Avalon's Ian London, Market Development & Energy Advisor, and Mandeep Singh Rayat, Communications Associate, will return to represent Avalon's interest in the Rare Earth Symposium, with Rayat as Chair.
Under the COM 2013 theme of Shaping the Future with Technological Breakthroughs in Metallurgy and Materials, the Rare Earth Symposium accepted abstracts for 55 peer-reviewed papers and 5 poster presentations from 15 countries, far exceeding the 44 papers from 10 countries received in 2012. The program will cover a wide range of subjects in the fields of rare earth mineral and metal processing, and advanced materials technologies, including hydrometallurgical extraction of rare earth elements, and synthesis and characterization of rare earth based materials.
The 2012 Rare Earths Symposium was attended by approximately 200 delegates, equally split between academia and industrial sector specialists. COM 2013 is expected to engage a broader audience.
The conference overview can be found at:
http://web.cim.org/com2013
with the rare earth related abstracts available for review at: http://web.cim.org/com2013/attachments/PDF/Rare_Earth_Elements.pdf
About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (TSE:AVL) (OTCMKTS:AVLNF) (formerly Avalon Rare Metals) is a Canadian mineral development company specializing in niche market metals and minerals with growing demand in new technology. The Company has three advanced stage projects, all 100%-owned, providing investors with exposure to lithium, tin and indium, as well as rare earth elements, tantalum, niobium, and zirconium. Avalon is currently focusing on its Separation Rapids Lithium Project, Kenora, ON and its East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project, Yarmouth, NS. Social responsibility and environmental stewardship are corporate cornerstones.
