The document provides an overview of the Dynamic Reconfigurability in Embedded System Design (DRESD) project. It describes the MicroLAB organization involved in DRESD, various motivations for reconfiguration, definitions of reconfiguration, examples of reconfiguration in everyday life, new frontiers for reconfigurable computing, the DRESD philosophy, involvement of DRESD at Politecnico di Milano and internationally, main DRESD projects, and opportunities to get involved.