Contests

TiEcon, Photo Contest Canon India Limited in association with TiE Delhi, presents – TiEcon Delhi Photo Contest 2009. We invite amateur and professional photographers from across the country to participate in this unique initiative. The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), representing Talent, Ideas and Enterprise, is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. With 53 chapters across 12 countries TiE’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is on generating and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs. Through this photo contest we wish to showcase the spirit of entrepreneurship. An entrepreneur’s journey is full of challenges & achievements, a journey which inspires more people to come forward and realize their dreams to reality. This enterprising spirit can be found at home, at work, on the streets, amongst nature and anywhere around us when we look beyond the obvious.		"FRAMED", a unique and exciting online photo contest Canon and WWF are pleased to announce the launch of ‘FRAMED, a unique and exciting online photo contest focusing on the theme of the Himalayas. This photo contest has been launched under WWF’s ‘Green Hiker’ campaign to draw attention to the richness of these beautiful mountain ranges and to raise awareness about the threats they face. Everyone with a passion for the Himalayas is welcome to participate in ‘FRAMED by sending in two of their best photographs focusing on this theme. Last date for sending in entries is September 30, 2009. Conserve the Himalayas so that they won’t just remain memories in your photo album. Log onto WWF-India’s website and join campaign ‘Green Hiker’ to participate in conservation efforts for this mighty and awe-inspiring mountain system.

Go Green Contest The theme for Canon Big Shot Photo Contest was decided as “GO GREEN “ and was rolled out on the week of Environment day. This was started with a social cause and for awareness. The contest was open for participation for 40 days, across three locations in the country, at Bangalore, Mumbai & Gurgoan. There was good response from our customers. This contest has created incredible awareness amongst the common people and has sowed a deep thought for fighting Global Warming. The photographs were judged by one of the photo professionals in the country. Going forward was the award ceremony. This was done in all the three locations. Mr Anil Kumble was invited as the chief guest for the award ceremony at Bangalore. Anil Kumble, himself being a good photographer was able to give some advice to the participants for taking better photographs. Mr Anand Sharan was the judge for Bangalore. The Chief guest at Mumbai was Mr. Atul Kasbekar, apart from addressing the participants, he also conducted a one day workshop for the top 30 shortlisted participants. The Judge for mumbai was Mr. Madhavan Pillai. The Chief guest & Judge for Gurgoan was Mr Dinesh Khanna.		Canon and Games2win "Click" online gaming with Canon Bollywood Shoot Out Canon Bollywood Shootout powered by Games2win offers a chance to use Canon cameras in the most entertaining way by clicking funny pictures of Bollywood’s celebrities which goes live from June 11 ’09. This is a fun filled game where the players get to role-play paparazzi armed with Canon cameras to capture funny pictures of celebrities from bollywood’. Features such as Face , Motion and Blink Detection can be used to get error free photographs. For every right image you get points , which can be uploaded as cumulative scores to enter the contest linked with the game. The top 3 scorers who upload their scores between 12th June and 26th July 09 will win a Canon Powershot A480 camera- worth Rs 8995 This game features the PowerShot A480, IXUS 100IS and Power Shot SX1 IS . The game can also be shared amongst friends via Microsoft Excel format, Facebook, Gmail or Yahoo contacts, and Instant Messengers.