Each member of the Board serves a two years' term, which can be prolonged twice with a period of two years, not exceeding six years in total. Working parties are set up by the Society on the proposal of the Board, reporting regularly to the General Assembly about their activities and findings. The operations of the General Assembly, Board and Working Parties are supported and co-ordinated by the Executive Secretary and his staff. The Nederlands Forum voor Techniek en Wetenschap is in essence a learned society, membership in which is by peer election. Its membership totals 66 members.
Active membership expires two years after retirement.
A balanced segmentation of members from different scientific disciplines and organisations is aimed at. The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Institute of Engineers appoint one member each. The Society is one of the founding members of the European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences and Engineering, EURO-CASE . The permanent secretariat is financed partly by the fund, partly by subsidies of the Netherlands Department of Education, Culture and Science , and the Department of Economic Affairs .