HTF is managed by its Steering Committee (SC), which includes one representative from each forum partner. The SC makes decisions on the meeting schedule, the formation of new Communities of Practice (CoPs), the review of new member applications, and the HTF budget. The Steering Committee is chaired by the HTF Chairman, currently Assoc. Prof. Serkan Turkmen of Tallinn University of Technology

Each CoP is managed by one of the partners, who chairs it and provides the secretariat. The secretariat role can be taken up by one of the other partners of that CoP.

The current Chairs and Secretariats for the CoPs are:

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· CoP Noise - Chair: Dr Mario Felli (CNR); Secretariat: Dr Fernanda Leticia dos Santos (MARIN)

· CoP Flow - Chair and Secretariat: Dr Gunnar Jacobi (TU Delft)

· CoP Measurement Reliability - Chair and Secretariat: Dr Felix Roettig (DST)

· CoP Renewable Energy - Chair and Secretariat: Dr Francesco Salvatore (CNR)

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Membership of HTF currently costs 3,000 EUR per year and is open to all companies and institutes engaged in maritime hydrodynamic research. Universities receive a 50% fee reduction (i.e. 1500 EUR).