Welcome to COMTO Colorado!

COMTO's mission is to provide full access to employment, career and contract opportunities for minorities and women within the transportation industry.

COMTO is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1971, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. COMTO was created to provide a forum for senior minority professionals in the transportation industry.

Reserve your spot today! 2012 Golf Tournament - Friday, July 20

With only 144 available spots, the 2012 COMTO Golf Tournament is filling up fast! Join us at 7:30 a.m. on July 20 at the scenic Arrowhead Golf Club for a day of networking and fun.

TIME: 6:30 a.m. Registration opens
            7:30 a.m. Shotgun start (Four-person scramble format)
            12:30 p.m. Reception/Lunch

Don't miss the networking event of the year, register here! There's still time to become a sponsor, sign up as an individual or gather three of your colleagues to make it a foursome. Golf registration includes one round of golf, lunch buffet and golf shirt.

Don't miss the best seats in the house!

Register now for the Winter Park Jazz Festival VIP seats -- space is limited. Just follow these simple steps and you’ll be on your way!

1. Call 888.409.5974
2. Tell them you are with “COMTO Colorado”
3. Purchase your VIP tickets

And COMTO’s making it even easier! Transportation will be provided on Saturday and Sunday, for $25 for all COMTO members, who aren’t registered for the 2012 COMTO Conference.

The COMTO Colorado bus will be leaving from Market Street station (16th and Market Streets) at 8:30 a.m. and will be leaving Winter Park at 7 p.m.

Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, June 20. To RSVP, visit http://www.blacktie-colorado.com/rsvp.

For Saturday, July 21, enter event code COMTO721

Time is Ticking...

And this year’s national conference will be here before you know it-and it is already drawing much attention nation-wide. Are you ready?

Join us July 21-25, 2012, in Denver, CO for COMTO‘s 41st Annual National Meeting and Training Conference - "Investing in the Workforce - Rebuilding the Nation"

• Make your hotel reservation now at the Embassy Suites Denver - Downtown/Convention Center. Two easy ways to book your room - online or call 303.592.1000 and mention the conference.
• Check out the tentative schedule of events

Throughout the conference there will be plenty of sessions, workshops, and networking events, top industry executives, including Transit Board Members, CEOs, senior staff and management personnel that will come together to tackle the issues of leadership and equality in the transportation industry.

Increase your exposure by:

• Volunteeing on one of the conference planning committees
• Sponsor an event/item (as an individual, HUB or Jointly)
• Become an Exhibitor
• Participate in the National HUB Connection (Reverse Trade Fair)
• And more!

For more information contact Maxine Pryor at 720.854.9989 or maxine@lflinc.com

Visit the link below to view the video presentation that left our National Board anxious to get to Denver!
**Please allow video to buffer before playing**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH9xIIN-XZw

COMTO Colorado awarded Chapter of the Year!

The Colorado Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) was selected as Chapter of the Year during the 2011 National Meeting and Training Conference in Philadelphia, PA last month. The Colorado Chapter was chosen out of more than 35 nationwide chapters to receive the prestigious award that recognizes the organization's dedication and commitment to the industry and its improvement of the overall effectiveness of COMTO as a professional organization.

A crowd of more than 300 transportation industry representatives and decision makers from across the nation gathered at the Industry Awards Gala on July 19 to celebrate and congratulate the Colorado Chapter on this esteemed accomplishment. 

“We are thrilled to receive this type of recognition from COMTO National,” COMTO Colorado President Walter Bembry said. “We have a very dedicated group that has worked hard to make this chapter a successful organization. This award is for all of those individuals,” he added.

COMTO Colorado won the award based on several factors including its successful membership initiative over the last year, which increased the Denver-based chapter's membership by 75 percent. The chapter was also recognized for having raised more than $100,000 over the past five years for local minority and women students interested in pursuing careers in a transportation-related field.

The Colorado chapter will continue its fundraising efforts, networking opportunities and educational outreach in the year 2012, as well as playing host to next summer’s National Meeting and Training Conference.

COMTO Colorado delivers latest news, opportunities and events straight to your inbox

COMTO Colorado recently launched two new tools designed to keep members in the know and on top of the latest industry news, contract opportunities and networking events.

The COMTO Circulator, a quarterly e-newsletter that streams chapter and industry news, views and opportunities; and COMTO To-Go, a monthly "light" version of the e-newsletter designed to inform members of the latest local networking events and contract opportunities.

Miss an issue? Here's a list of past issues of COMTO's e-newsletters.

4/19/2012 - COMTO TO-GO April 2012

3/21/2012 - COMTO TO-GO March 2012

2/23/2012 - COMTO CIRCULATOR February 2012

12/20/2011 - COMTO TO-GO December 2011

11/08/2011 - COMTO CIRCULATOR November 2011

10/11/2011 - COMTO TO-GO October 2011