Regional Tracking Center Selection Process Continues

The Regional Tracking Center Committee reports that good progress has been made so far in making decisions for this year’s locations.

Based upon elf feedback from several teams in North Pole Flight Command and from tracker elves around the world the following countries have advanced in the selection process.

Sector 1 – Oceania

1. Japan
2. Kiribati
3. Fiji
4. Tonga
5. Samoa

Sector 2 – Asia and the Middle East

1. Mongolia
2. Thailand
3. Iran
4. China
5. Taiwan

Sector 3 – Europe and Africa

1. Chad
2. Belgium
3. England
4. Niger
5. Germany

Sector 4 – Greenland and South America

1. Greenland
2. Bolivia
3. Brazil
4. Costa Rica
5. Venezuela

Sector 5 – Central and North America

1. Canada
2. United States
3. Guatemala
4. Cuba
5. Mexico

This looks like a short list but bear in mind that these are just countries.

The State Department at the North Pole has negotiated the right to further scout specific locations in each of the countries listed above. As of this date there are a list of 314 possible sites still on the list.

So the process continues. The committee has teams of elves active in each sector sending in reports, photos, videos and documents of possible locations.

The Regional Tracking Center Committee continues to meet weekly until the next step in the approval process is taken within each sector.

We believe this process will be complete by July 1st.

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Elf Ed Zachary

Elf Ed Zachary is Director of News at the North Pole. He oversees all North Pole news outlets - newspapers, websites, radio and television stations.

Ed Zachary has been a force in North Pole journalism for decades, having served for years as a columnist for the North Pole Gazette. He is known as the Defender of Santa Claus, taking on all doubters and scoffers of Santa and his Christmas effort.

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