Engagements


Joan has spoken to a wide range of organizations including:

  • AARP, Elder Study, retirement community and senior center groups
  • Non-profit, school, church, library and club groups
  • Professional organizations, industry, civic and university groups
     

Coming Up

  • Catholic University, Porto Alegre, Brazil, "Sex and Stress: Differences in Space"  TBD, 2008.  
  • Viagent, Fairfax, VA, "Managing Change" June 24, 2008.
  • University of Thessaloniki, Greece. "Gravity-Therapy and Autism", July 26, 2008.
  • The University of Minnesota Alumni, " The 70-Somethings: Living Healthy and Fit," Half Moon Bay, CA, September 17th, 2008.


Past (representative examples)

  • National Press Club, Thessaloniki, Greece, "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging" (in Greek), November 17, 2004.
  • Athens Planetarium, Athens, Greece "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging" (in Greek) November 20, 2004.
  • Rappahannock Association for the Arts, Washington, VA, "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging", January 14, 2005
  • 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 North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. "Space Age Health" March 2, 2006.
  • Women in Technology, Tyson's Corner, VA, "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging" June 27, 2006.
  • Executive Women's Roundtable, DC.  Tyson's Corner, VA, "The G-Connection: The Road to Active Living", July 11, 2006.
  • Manassas AARP, Manassas, VA,  "The G- Connection for Active Living", Nov 2, 2006.
  • Westminster Canterbury Retirement Community, Winchester, VA, "The G-Connection: from Space to Healthy Aging." Nov 2, 2006.
  • Reston AARP, VA, "Invigorate Your Life - Defy Gravity" Jan 18, 2007.
  • 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 International Meeting of Aerospace Medicine, Skiathos, Greece, "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.
  • St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Cupertino, CA, " Secrets from Space for Active Living: One Giant Leap for Active Living," October 7, 9:15am, 2007.
  • First Congregational Church of San Jose, CA, "Space Age Health: the Healing Power of Gravity," October 7, 11:30am, 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.
  • Executive Women's Roundtable, "Sixty Seconds of Fame," February 12,  2008.