IRE will focus on the future direction the Internet Address Registry system should take. There will be four major goals of IRE, namely: - creation of a document defining the Internet address registry system goals, specifically what role(s) the Internet address registry system should be performing, can perform, and what functions are best performed by other bodies. - creation of a document detailing the administrative structure of the Internet address registry system, including chains of delegation and appeal. - creation of a document which can be used as a skeleton for future Internet Address Registry policies, providing background information to help balance the conflicting goals of allowing for growth and avoiding routing problems. - creation of a document providing guidelines to Internet service providers regarding allocation and assignment policies and the implication of registry allocation policies with respect to service provider address assignments. IRE, having a focus specifically on Internet addresses, is explicitly NOT exploring, developing, and/or analyzing domain name registry developments or evolution, It is expected that all four objectives of the IRE working group will result in documents which will be used in the operational functions of the Internet Registry system.