The Electronics Packaging Lab with its research and education activities also contributes to the strengthening of local industry and business location.
Therefore recent developments and strategic orientation of IAVT and ZµP shall be discussed and coordinated with Saxonian industry and politics.

For those purposes on February 2nd 2005 an Advisory Board was established to support the scientific work of the Laboratory.

The following objectives have been set:

• The Advisory Board supports the application oriented basic research in recent and future working fields of IAVT and assist the technology and know-how transfer between IAVT and industry.
• The Advisory Board counsels IAVT concerning thematic orientation and by defining research and development emphases.
• The Advisory Board supervises the students' education IAVT is responsible for. The Board articulates industrial requierements on university alumni and thus gives hints how to improve the relevancy to practice of the curriculum.
• The Advisory Board supports research, development and continuing education activities of IAVT and the canvass of political, institional and private sponsorship.

• Mr. Dr. U. Bechtloff
  KSG Leiterplatten GmbH, Gornsdorf
   
• Mr. Dr. F. Kriebel
  SMARTRAC TECHNOLOGY Dresden GmbH, Dresden
   
• Mr. J. Ludewig
  MPD GmbH, Dresden
   
• Mr. D. Sommer
  NPS GmbH, Dresden
   
• Mr. Dr. W. Witte (Deputy Board Representative)
  BuS Elektronik GmbH & Co.KG, Riesa
   
• Mr. Prof. K.-J. Wolter
  TU Dresden, IAVT
   
• Mr. Dr. G. Zwinge (Board Representative)
  MPD GmbH, Dresden
   
  (Status: 30.03.2012)

The Board and IAVT want to thank the following former board members who are not active anymore in the board due to personal career changes:

• Mr. Dr. H. Berek
  was GfE Fremat GmbH, Freiberg
   
• Mr. U. Dehne
  RHe Microsystems GmbH, Radeberg
   
• Mr. R. Dörrheide
  Continental Mechatronic Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Limbach-Oberfrohna
   
• Mr. Dr. R. God
  was ASEM Präzisionsautomaten GmbH, Dresden
   
• Mr. Dr. A. Heinek
  was Continental Mechatronic Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Limbach-Oberfrohna
   
  
• Mr. S. Hochmann
  ASEM Präzisionsautomaten GmbH, Dresden
  
  
• Mr. T. Reppe
  was KSW microtec AG, Dresden
   
• Mr. Dr. S. Riedel
  A.S.T. GmbH, Dresden
   
• Mr. D. Zahn
  was RHe Microsystems GmbH, Radeberg