Veni Markovski has an excellent article on his blog about Civil Society Professionals in Internet Governance. You know, the people you meet each and every time in IGF, ICANN and other related meetings.  Quoting from his post:

- we may be seeing the emergence of a professional class of civil society activists (”CS professionals”).
- the CS professionals are alleged to have specific private interests. Their careers, income, and status depend on the Internet governance process.
- the CS professionals are alleged to have a biased world view, based on easy access to the Internet, full command of the English language, and personal origins in USA and Western Europe.
- representatives from less affluent, non-English-speaking societies may find themselves marginalized by this CS professional class