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The DRH Steering Committee has recently agreed a small but significant intermediate name-change from 'DRH' to 'DRHA': Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts. This name-change is intended to particularly encourage participation in this year's forthcoming Conference from practice-based artists whose work incorporates or utilises various digital resources. The annual DRH Conference focuses on advanced research methods in the creation and use of digital resources in the humanities including arts. This year the conference at Dartington College of Arts in Devon (September 3rd-6th 2006) will be seeking to give a particular prominence to practice-based proposals where digital work plays a significant role in performances, exhibitions, recitals and studio-based demonstrations dance, drama, theatre, film, music, sound, moving image, photography, media, visual arts, installations, Internet-based events, publishing, games etc). The call for proposals - including details of how to apply and facilities on offer at Dartington 2006 - will be issued shortly. The new emphasis will offer opportunities to artists and practitioners working in various digital areas, in addition to the customary DRH range of academic papers addressing themes and strategic issues that engagement with digital resources brings to scholarly research in the arts and humanities. DRH annual conferences - addressing the most relevant issues in the recent and contemporary digital revolution in the arts and humanities - have occurred annually since 1996. Their goal is to bring together creators, users, distributors and custodians of digital resources in the arts and humanities. Please pass this notice on to likely interested parties and encourage them to respond to the call for proposals. Alastair Dunning, Secretary to DRHA Alastair Dunning Arts and Humanities Data Service King's College London 0207 848 1972 http://ahds.ac.uk/