public MapSurround CreateMapSurroundElement( 
   IElementContainer elementContainer,
   Geometry frameOrLocation,
   MapSurroundInfo surroundInfo,
   string elementName,
   bool select,
   ElementInfo elementInfo
)

//Create a scale bar for a specific map frame and assign a scale bar style item.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Reference a North Arrow in a style
  StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>().FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
  ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars("Double Alternating Scale Bar 1")[0];

  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(7, 8);

  //Reference MF, create north arrow and add to layout 
  MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement("New Map Frame") as MapFrame;
  if (mf == null)
  {
    ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Map frame not found", "WARNING");
    return;
  }

  //At 2.x -
  //ScaleBar sbElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateScaleBar(layout, center, mf, sbStyleItm);
  //sbElm.SetName("New Scale Bar");
  //sbElm.SetWidth(2);
  //sbElm.SetX(6);
  //sbElm.SetY(7.5); 

  var sbInfo = new ScaleBarInfo()
  {
    MapFrameName = mf.Name,
    ScaleBarStyleItem = sbStyleItm
  };
  var sbElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                                      layout, center.ToMapPoint(), sbInfo, "New Scale Bar") as ScaleBar;
  sbElm.SetWidth(2);
  sbElm.SetX(6);
  sbElm.SetY(7.5);
});

//Create a north arrow for a specific map frame and assign a north arrow style item.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Reference a North Arrow in a style
  StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>().FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
  NorthArrowStyleItem naStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchNorthArrows("ArcGIS North 10")[0];

  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(7, 5.5);

  //Reference MF, create north arrow and add to layout 
  MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement("New Map Frame") as MapFrame;
  if (mf == null)
  {
    ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Map frame not found", "WARNING");
    return;
  }
  //At 2.x -
  //NorthArrow arrowElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateNorthArrow(layout, center, mf, naStyleItm);
  //arrowElm.SetName("New North Arrow");
  //arrowElm.SetHeight(1.75);
  //arrowElm.SetX(7);
  //arrowElm.SetY(6);

  var naInfo = new NorthArrowInfo()
  {
    MapFrameName = mf.Name,
    NorthArrowStyleItem = naStyleItm
  };

  var arrowElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                            layout, center.ToMapPoint(), naInfo, "New North Arrow") as NorthArrow;
  arrowElm.SetHeight(1.75);
  arrowElm.SetX(7);
  arrowElm.SetY(6);
});

//Create a new table frame on the active layout.

Layout layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;

//Perform on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build 2D envelope geometry
  Coordinate2D rec_ll = new Coordinate2D(1.0, 3.5);
  Coordinate2D rec_ur = new Coordinate2D(7.5, 4.5);
  //At 2.x - Envelope rec_env = EnvelopeBuilder.CreateEnvelope(rec_ll, rec_ur);
  Envelope rec_env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(rec_ll, rec_ur);

  //Reference map frame
  MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement("Map Frame") as MapFrame;

  //Reference layer
  Map m = mf.Map;
  FeatureLayer lyr = m.FindLayers("GreatLakes").First() as FeatureLayer;

  //Build fields list
  var fields = new[] { "NAME", "Shape_Area", "Shape_Length" };

  //Construct the table frame
  //At 2.x - TableFrame tabFrame = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateTableFrame(layout, rec_env, mf, lyr, fields);
  var surroundInfo = new TableFrameInfo()
  {
    FieldNames = fields,
    MapFrameName = mf.Name,
    MapMemberUri = lyr.URI
  };
  var tabFrame = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(layout, rec_env, surroundInfo) as TableFrame;
});

//Create a legend for an associated map frame.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build 2D envelope geometry
  Coordinate2D leg_ll = new Coordinate2D(6, 2.5);
  Coordinate2D leg_ur = new Coordinate2D(8, 4.5);
  //At 2.x - Envelope leg_env = EnvelopeBuilder.CreateEnvelope(leg_ll, leg_ur);
  Envelope leg_env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(leg_ll, leg_ur);

  //Reference MF, create legend and add to layout
  MapFrame mapFrame = layout.FindElement("New Map Frame") as MapFrame;
  if (mapFrame == null)
  {
    //TODO handle null map frame
    return;
  }
  //At 2.x - Legend legendElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateLegend(
  //                                               layout, leg_env, mapFrame);
  //         legendElm.SetName("New Legend"); 
  var legendInfo = new LegendInfo()
  {
    MapFrameName = mapFrame.Name
  };
  Legend legendElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                      layout, leg_env, legendInfo, "New Legend") as Legend;
});

//Create a scale bar using a style.

//Search for a style project item by name
StyleProjectItem arcgis_2dStyle = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
                            .First(si => si.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Reference the specific scale bar by name 
  ScaleBarStyleItem scaleBarItem = arcgis_2dStyle.SearchScaleBars(
                     "Double Alternating Scale Bar").FirstOrDefault();

  //Reference the map frame and define the location
  MapFrame myMapFrame = layout.FindElement("Map Frame") as MapFrame;
  Coordinate2D coord2D = new Coordinate2D(10.0, 7.0);

  //Construct the scale bar
  //At 2.x - LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateScaleBar(
  //             layout, coord2D, myMapFrame, scaleBarItem);
  var sbarInfo = new ScaleBarInfo()
  {
    MapFrameName = myMapFrame.Name,
    ScaleBarStyleItem = scaleBarItem
  };
  ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
          layout, coord2D.ToMapPoint(), sbarInfo);
});

//Create a north arrow using a style.

//Search for a style project item by name
StyleProjectItem arcgis2dStyles = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
                  .First(si => si.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  NorthArrowStyleItem naStyleItem = arcgis2dStyles.SearchNorthArrows(
                "ArcGIS North 13").FirstOrDefault();

  //Reference the map frame and define the location
  MapFrame newFrame = layout.FindElement("New Map Frame") as MapFrame;
  Coordinate2D nArrow = new Coordinate2D(6, 2.5);

  //Construct the north arrow
  //At 2.x - var newNorthArrow = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateNorthArrow(
  //                        layout, nArrow, newFrame, naStyleItem);

  var naInfo = new NorthArrowInfo()
  {
    MapFrameName = newFrame.Name,
    NorthArrowStyleItem = naStyleItem
  };
  var newNorthArrow = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                          layout, nArrow.ToMapPoint(), naInfo);
});

//Create a table frame.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build 2D envelope geometry
  Coordinate2D rec_ll = new Coordinate2D(1.0, 3.5);
  Coordinate2D rec_ur = new Coordinate2D(7.5, 4.5);
  //At 2.x - Envelope rec_env = EnvelopeBuilder.CreateEnvelope(rec_ll, rec_ur);
  Envelope rec_env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(rec_ll, rec_ur);

  //Reference map frame and layer
  MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement("Map Frame") as MapFrame;
  FeatureLayer lyr = mf.Map.FindLayers("GreatLakes").First() as FeatureLayer;

  //Build fields list
  var fields = new[] { "NAME", "Shape_Area", "Shape_Length" };

  //Construct the table frame
  //At 2.x - TableFrame tabFrame = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateTableFrame(
  //              layout, rec_env, mf, lyr, fields);

  var tableFrameInfo = new TableFrameInfo()
  {
    FieldNames = fields,
    MapFrameName = mf.Name,
    MapMemberUri = lyr.URI
  };
  var tabFrame = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
    layout, rec_env, tableFrameInfo) as TableFrame;
});

//Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...

//Build geometry
Coordinate2D ll = new Coordinate2D(6, 2.5);
Coordinate2D ur = new Coordinate2D(8, 4.5);
Envelope env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(ll, ur);

//Reference MF, create legend and add to layout
MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement(mapFrameName) as MapFrame;
var surroundInfo = new LegendInfo()
{
  MapFrameName = mf.Name
};

var legendElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
  layout, env.Center, surroundInfo) as Legend;
legendElm.SetName("New Legend");

//Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...

//Build geometry
Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(7, 5.5);

//Reference a North Arrow in a style
StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
                               .FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
NorthArrowStyleItem naStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchNorthArrows(
                                       "ArcGIS North 10")[0];

//Reference MF, create north arrow and add to layout 
//var mf = container.FindElement("New Map Frame") as MapFrame;
var mf = layout.FindElement(MapFrameName) as MapFrame;
var narrow_info = new NorthArrowInfo()
{
  MapFrameName = mf.Name,
  NorthArrowStyleItem = naStyleItm
};
var arrowElm = (NorthArrow)ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
  layout, center.ToMapPoint(), narrow_info) as NorthArrow;
arrowElm.SetName("New North Arrow");
arrowElm.SetHeight(1.75);
arrowElm.SetX(7);
arrowElm.SetY(6);

//Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...

//Build geometry
Coordinate2D ll = new Coordinate2D(5.0, 6);
Coordinate2D ur = new Coordinate2D(6.0, 7);
Envelope sbEnv = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(ll, ur);

//Reference a Scale Bar in a style
StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
              .FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
             "Alternating Scale Bar 1")[0];
//ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
//                                   "Double Alternating Scale Bar 1")[0];
//ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
//                                    "Hollow Scale Bar 1")[0];

//Create Scale Bar
ScaleBarInfo sbInfo = new ScaleBarInfo()
{
  MapFrameName = mapFrame.Name
};

var sbElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                                   layout, sbEnv, sbInfo) as ScaleBar;

//Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...

//Build geometry
Coordinate2D ll = new Coordinate2D(5.0, 8);
Coordinate2D ur = new Coordinate2D(6.0, 9);
Envelope sbEnv = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(ll, ur);

//Reference a Scale Bar in a style
StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
                             .FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
                              "Scale Line 1")[0];
//ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
//                                           "Stepped Scale Line")[0];
//ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
//                                            "Scale Line 2")[0];

//Create Scale Bar
ScaleBarInfo sbInfo = new ScaleBarInfo()
{
  MapFrameName = mapFrame.Name,
  ScaleBarStyleItem = sbStyleItm
};

var sbElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                  layout, sbEnv, sbInfo, "ScaleBar Line") as ScaleBar;