The 2020 Emma Castelnuovo Award was given during the ICME 14 in Shanghai to NCTM – the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (USA and Canada). The congress was delayed, and then took place as a Hybrid Conference from July 11 to 18, 2021. The Award Lecture was held by Trena L. Wilkerson.

Emma Castelnuovo was an Italian mathematician who dedicated her work, research and books on teaching mathematics. She died in 2014. In honor of her contributions and impact, the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) decided to name the Award for Excellence in the Practice of Mathematics Education in her name on the occasion of her 100th birthday in 2013. The first Emma Castelnuovo Award was given in 2016. Find here more information on Emma Castelnuovo and the Award.