Engagements
Joan presents to national and international organizations:
- Executives, industry, government, academic and professional associations
- Clubs, libraries, museums, church and civic groups
- Retirement communities and senior organizations
Coming Up:
- Sao Paolo Book Fair " Gravity -- the Great Sculptor" Brazil, August, 2010.
- "Health Benefits from Space" Thessaloniki, Greece, September 24, 2010.
- HAWC Annual Conference, Washington, DC "Sustaining Wellness in The Technological Revolution", November 13, 2010.
Past (selected examples)
- Athens Planetarium, Greece "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging" Nov 20, 2004.
- The Harvard Business School Alumni Club, Washington, DC, "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reduce Aging" January 26, 2005.
- Hellenic American Women's Council, Army & Navy Club, Washington, DC, "The G-Connection", April 21, 2005.
- NASA Research Park Lecture Series, Moffett Field, CA, "The G- Connection" May 5, 2005.
- Strategy 2005, Global Strategic Forum, Washington, DC "Leadership: Nature or Nurture", May 26, 2005.
- Alliance for Commercial Enterprises in Space, Moffett Field, CA "Space Age Health", October 7, 2005.
- University of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, "Space Age Health" March 2, 2006.
- Executive Women's Roundtable, DC. Tyson's Corner, VA, "The G-Connection: The Road to Active Living", July 11, 2006.
- Westminster Canterbury Retirement Community, Winchester, VA, "The G-Connection: from Space to Healthy Aging" Nov 2, 2006.
- Reston Community Center, "The Secret from Space for Active Living: One Giant Leap for Mankind", April 9, 2007.
- Aerospace Medical Association, "From Space to Earth: Benefits for Healthy Aging", May 14, 2007.
- Fifth Int. Meeting of Aerospace Medicine,"Exploring Space: Issues with Human Missions to Moon and Mars," invited speaker, August 30, 2007.
- European Low Gravity Research Association, Florence, Italy, "Drugs in Space", keynote speaker, September 5, 2007.
- Cafe Scientifique, SRI, Silicon Valley, CA, " Gravitation and Aging", October 9, 7pm, 2007.
- Hadassah Women's Organization, Bethesda, MD. "The G-Connection: Using Gravity for Healthy Aging" , October 22, 2007.
- University of Thessaloniki, Greece. "Gravity-Therapy and Autism", July 26, 2008.
- Wayzata High School Alumni (MN), Wild Wayzata Women "Seventy-Somethings: Living Healthy and Fit," Workshop, Pajaro Dunes, CA, Sep 17-20 2008.
- AARP, Lake of the Woods, "Stress Fitness for Seniors" March 16th, 2009.
- Reston Presents, "Stress Fitness for Seniors," Reston Community Centre, April 13, 2009.
- University of Washington Hospital, Washington DC, "Stress Fitness for Seniors" May 6th, 2009.
- The Silver Seniors Club, Culpeper, VA P & R Dept, "Stress Fitness for Seniors," May 20th, 2009.
- Hellenic American Women's Council, Arlington, VA,"Managing Stress in Today's Uncertainty," Workshop, June 13, 2009.
- The Sephardic Care and Rehabilitation Center, Brooklyn, NY "Managing Stress" June 23, 2009.
- Culpeper Library, VA "Stress Fitness for Seniors" 2p.m. August 23, 2009.
- Charlottesville Writing for Fun Club,VA, "Stress Fitness for Seniors" noon, Sept.25, 2009.
- The Baptist Center Retirement Community, Culpeper, VA," Stress Fitness for Seniors" Sep 25, 2009.
- Charlottesville Senior Center, VA, "Managing Stress" October 22, 2009
- Hadassah, Bethesda, MD. "Stress Fitness for Seniors," October, 26,2009.
- Catholic University, Porto Alegre, Brazil,"How Space Changed our Knowledge of Human Physiology" Nov 6, 2009.
- Brazilian Air Force Hospital, Canoa, Brazil, "Gravity: The Great Sculptor", Nov 9, 2009.
- Hospital Nostra Senhora Aparecida, Camaqua, Brazil, "Gravity:The Great Sculptor" Nov 9, 2009.
- Associacao Commercial/Industrial de Camaqua, Brazil "Gravity:The Great Sculptor" Nov10, 2009.
- Sociedade Medica de Sao Lourenco do Sul, Brazil "Gravity:The Great Sculptor" Nov 11, 2009.
- Semana Nacional de CienciaeTecnologia, PelotaBrazil "Gravity:The Great Sculptor"Nov 12, 2009.
- Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale, CA, "Managing Stress" Nov 19, 2009.
- Stanford University Health Library, Palo Alto,CA "Sress Fitness for Seniors" Nov 19,2009.
- St. Jude's Episcopal Church Adult Forum,Cupertino,CA,"Managing Stress" Nov 22, 2009.
- Beach Book Salon, Alexandria, VA "Discussing Stress" January 17,2010.
- Dorothy Hart Community Center, Fredericksburg, VA, "Stress Fitness for Seniors" March 2, 2010.
- Four Seasons, Ruckersville, VA, "Tools for Managing Stress", April15, 2010.
- Annual Book Fair, Porto Alegre, Brazil, "Space, Health and Aging" Webinar, April 20, 2010.
- CBI Sisterhood, Charlottesville VA, "Health Fitness for Seniors" April 22, 2010, 7pm.
- National Assn of Retired Federal Employees, MD, "Health and Fitness" June 8, 2010.
- The Silver Seniors Club, "Lessons from Space for Youthful vigor: June 23, 2010.
- Montebello, Alexandria VA, "From Astronauts in Space to Keeping Healthy on Earth" July 11, 2010.