TIOL-DDT 1597 · Thursday, 28 April 2011 · story 8 of 8

WCO Photo Competition 2011

WORLD Customs Organization is running the third edition of WCO Photo Competition 2011 in which a WCO Member Customs administration will win an award for an exceptional photograph. This year the WCO will reward a Customs administration which is able to capture the theme “Customs in the 21st Century” through a photograph. The 20 best photos received will be printed, framed and put on display at WCO Headquarters at the Organization's 117th/118th Council Sessions in June 2011. During the exhibition, Heads of delegation will vote for the best photograph. The photo which receives the most votes will be the winner.

Board has requested field officers to forward photographs in digital format only (JPEG, GIF or TIFF files) with minimum resolution 300 DPI and dimension 20 X 30 cm. a caption has to be provided with the photo. The entries have to be sent to the JS (Customs) so as to reach early, and not later than 5th May, 2011. The entries (Entry form plus photo) have to be submitted by the Board to WCO before 11th May 2011 (However, WCO's communiqué mentions midnight of May 20, 2011 as the deadline for submission to the WCO ).

F.No.21000/19/2010- IC (ICD) WCO Cell, Dated: March 22, 2011