A tracker elf conference is held every December. This has been the tradition of the past five years. Key elves from Flight Command and even Santa himself take the time to discuss tracking Santa for Santa and what is needed in that particular year.

The Elf Supervisors are thinking of doing the Tracker Elf Conference a little differently this year. They are asking, in advance of scheduling this event, for your questions, comments and needs BEFORE the Conference.

How and when the Tracker Elf Conference will be held is yet to be announced. But we can proceed in getting your input right away.

We are asking all elves to provide the following information so we can make the Tracker Elf Conference more useful for you. You can fill this form out as many times as you like so that all of your questions can be considered:

Your Elf Name *

Tell Us What Kind of Conference Format You Would Like *

• Written Questions and Answers
• A Live Chat in Elf Chat
• A series of articles from important Elves

Elf Supervisors are considering a new format for the Tracker Elf Conference this year. Your feedback on this question is very important

The Conference has been held on weekends in the past. What is your preferred day? *

• Saturday
• Sunday
• Some other day

Which weekend in December would work best for you? *

• December 5th and 6th
• December 12th and 13th
• December 19th and 20th

Which elves would be most important for you to hear from during the Tracker Elf Conference?

What is the most important question you want answered about tracking Santa for Santa?

If SANTA could answer one question for you what would it be?

What is the most important thing to you as a tracker elf?

Send it to North Pole Flight Command

Happy November, Elves!

With Santa’s Sleigh taking a test flight dip into Sector 5 I was expecting to get a report request. Well, I got one but it wasn’t for anything to have to do with Santa’s Sleigh.

Flight Command has told me they want to see a Public Observance Report from Sector 5 now that Halloween is over. Please click on this link to access the report.

Freelance elves can use this link to report.

I’m not expecting Santa’s sleigh to be in our sector very long. I would expect them to keep mostly to Canada this time around but it appears to me they are on their way to somewhere else. I haven’t heard anything from Flight Command about this current round of test flights.

You’re doing a great job, elves! Thank you for your ongoing efforts.

I have reviewed the progress so far in each Sector. I have met with each Elf Supervisor. I am pleased to report that thanks to change initiated by Santa after last Christmas that we find ourselves way ahead of last year in terms of information we have and the preparations we are making for Santa’s flight around the world.

We are doing this with fewer elves but with greater reporting.

So far, freelance elves outnumber North Pole elves by a factor of 12 to 1. That is why we have seen such a rapid increase in reports in the past four weeks. Freelance elves, which are the only new elves we are allowing this year, have started joining us, as they do every year, in massive numbers in every sector.

Even though most of them are new and relying on Elf University for their training the quality of reports coming from freelancers is vastly improved over a year ago. We are seeing very good results in every sector so far. On the whole, freelance elves have sent in 84% more reports with an average quality score of 5 (on a scale of 10). The number of reports per elf so far received from the freelance ranks is about 3.1.

But the real progress is being shown among experienced North Pole elves. Those elves have sent in a whopping 231% more reports and their quality score is over 8 (on the same scale of 10). The average number of reports from our North Pole elves is 7.3.

I can tell you now, based on these early reports, it has to be a big goal after this Christmas to turn more freelance elves into North Pole elves.

Each Sector Elf Supervisor reports they are working with many candidates. None of them will make it before Christmas, but several have the opportunity to be invited into the Elf Community in the New Year if they keep up the work they are doing now.

Quality remains our watchword. If you put forth good information in your reports you WILL advance in your elf career. It’s as simple as that.

We are only in the tens of millions of reports Santa says that he wants. The target this year is 1 billion reports. We are just getting started.

But for where we are at right now, as we near the end of October, things are going very, very well.

What will November and early December look like for trackers?

Just follow the lead of your Elf Supervisor.

All of this is happening just as Santa said it would.

Thank you for your efforts.

Hi elves!

I’ve been to a couple of interesting meetings lately. I have reason to believe things are going to get interesting.

So, just to prepare myself I’m asking each of you to please file an Elf Status Report as soon as you can. I need to know how many of you out there are paying attention and might be ready for some projects.

These are interesting times!

If you are a North Pole Elf, please use the report at this link.

If you are a Freelance Elf, kindly use the report at this link.

I look forward to hearing from you.