WHEREAS, Computer Science Education Week highlights the crucial role that computer science plays in transforming our society and how computer science enables innovation and creates economic opportunities; and

WHEREAS, computing technology is an integral part of modern culture and is transforming how people interact with each other and the world around them; and

WHEREAS, computer science is transforming industry, creating new fields of commerce, driving innovation in all fields of science, and bolstering productivity in established economic sectors; and

WHEREAS, the field of computer science is a foundational subject that underpins the information technology sector of our economy, which is a significant contributor to United States economic output; and

WHEREAS, the outlook for computer science jobs is bright with over 500,000 open computing positions across the country; and

WHEREAS, Grace Murray Hopper, one of the first females in the field of computer science, engineered new programming languages and pioneered standards for computer systems which laid the foundation for many advancements in computer science; and

WHEREAS, the week of December 4, in honor of Grace Hopper's birthday, is designated as Computer Science Education Week;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOE LOMBARDO, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, do hereby proclaim December 4-10, 2023 as

COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK IN NEVADA