The [[Association for Women in Mathematics]] (AWM) annually presents theannually '''[https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/noether-lectures/noether-lecturers Noether Lectures]''' to honor women who have made fundamental and sustained contributions to the mathematical sciences. In April 2013 the lecture was renamed AWM-AMS Noether Lecture and starting 2015 will be jointly sponsored by AWM and the [[American Mathematical Society]] (AMS). These one-hour expository lectures are presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings each January. As described by the AWM, [[Emmy Noether]] was "one of the great mathematicians of her time, someone who worked and struggled for what she loved and believed in. Her life and work remain a tremendous inspiration."<ref>[http://www.awm-math.org/noetherbrochure/Introduction.html "Introduction"]. ''Profiles of Women in Mathematics: The Emmy Noether Lectures''. [[Association for Women in Mathematics]]. 2005. Retrieved on 13 April 2008.</ref>
