According to the FIDE Regulations for the Appointment of Arbiters in World Events (B.06.4), arbiters selected for the Blue Panel are eligible to be appointed as:
1) Deputy Chief Arbiter of category A tournaments
2) Chief Arbiter of category B tournaments
3) Any role that members of the Red Panel or Yellow Panel may be appointed to
The Blue Panel will be composed of 45 arbiters, all of whom must be Category A or B. The Blue Panel will be used to appoint:
1) The Chief Arbiters of all Category B tournaments not assigned to the Green Panel
2) The Deputy Chief Arbiters
a) in all Category A tournaments
b) of twice the equivalent number of positions from a) in Category B tournaments
LIST OF ARBITERS / BLUE PANEL (alphabetical order of federations, then name):
Note: one spot is not occupied and during the cycle one arbiter can be added to blue panel