ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ɪz kˈiːnoʊɾᵻd baɪ ðə wˈɛɹ lˈɛktʃɚz, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ˈɔfɚd baɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪn kɑːnsəltˈeɪʃən wɪððə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli plˈænɪŋ kəmˈɪɾi; ðeɪ hɐvbɪn hˈɛld sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː baɪ ðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən jˌuːnɪtˈɛɹiən ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv hˈæɹiət ˈiː. wˈɛɹ, hˌuː bᵻkwˈiːðd dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tə ðɪ ˌeɪjˌuːˈeɪ.
In addition, the event is keynoted by the Ware Lectures, which are offered by individuals selected by the President in consultation with the General Assembly Planning Committee; they have been held since 1922 by the preceding American Unitarian Association in honor of Harriet E. Ware, who bequeathed $5,000 to the AUA.