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.
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.