"Board test and ITC: what does the future hold?"

“ITC has become an excellent forum for discussing issues to do with chip test, but not board test.” This statement is often heard amongst the few remaining board test people who have attended more-recent ITCs. Is the statement tme and, if so, why? An informal poll conducted by the author has thrown up reasons such as “there have been no innovations in board test over the last ten years”, “board test is no longer researched within academia”, and “board test people have deserted ITC because it has become chip centric”. Are these statements correct? If they are, then I am womed because in my world I see many unsolved problems of board test. Here are some examples.