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The first thing to do when planning to request a proclamation for Computer Security Day from your local city, county, or state government is to email us to determine if there is already a request in progress.  If there is, you may wish to support the effort.  If not, your next step is to contact an administrative employee in the official's office from which you will request the proclamation.  Explain what you want to do and obtain the name, address and phone number of the person to whom you should send the request.  Contact the person by phone to whom you will be submitting your request and find out the best way to submit your request.  Make sure that you get the correct spelling of their name and their title. Be prepared to submit the request in writing.  Keep notes from your phone conversations and a copy of your request letter for your reference.  Your request could follow the form shown here:
	Sample Letter for Requesting a Proclamation                                                                              (your return address)                                                                              (date of letter) (address of addressee) Dear Mr. (Mrs., Miss, Ms.)  ____, This letter is to confirm our recent phone conversation and to request your assisstance in obtaining a proclamation that hence forth November 30 will be Computer Security Day in the  City of Metropolis.  Computer Security Day was founded in 1988 by the Washington DC chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Group on Security and Control.  ACM is a non-profit, educational association for computing professionals.  Computer Security Day activities are coordinated by the Association for Computer Security Day. I am the security officer of Acme Inc which is located in Metropolis.  Each year, our company and other organizations in Metropolis participate in Computer Security Day in order to improve computer security awareness among our employees, our customers and clients, and in our local schools.  A official proclamation from your office will give added meaning to our effort. Unless you have a standard format that you use, a proclamation such as the following  would be appreciated. Whereas, Computers play an ever-increasing role in education, business and our daily lives, and Whereas, The reliability, integrity and availability of computers depend upon the proper implementation of computer security, and Whereas, There are an increasing number of threats such as viruses, hackers and spam that threaten the effective use of our computers, and Whereas, The Association for Computer Security Day has established November 30 as a time for all who use a computer to take appropriate action to protect computers. computer programs and data, Be it hereby proclaimed that November 30 shall be Computer Security Day throughout the City of Metropolis.       (Signed and sealed by Mayor, Governor or Council member) It would be most helpful to us if we receive the proclamation within the next few weeks so that the official proclamation can become part of our long-term planning for Computer Security Day this year and for future years.  Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.  Sincerely yours, (your name, your phone number)