The importance of the CAMCA Network cannot be overstated.  The network brings together highly talented and well-educated young professionals from the CAMCA countries who will soon assume - and some are already assuming - the mantle of intellectual, professional and policy leadership in their respective countries. The network provides an open forum to exchange their experiences and ideas and serves as a peer learning and sounding board. The vibrant and stimulating interaction that I witnessed at the recent meeting in Baku augurs well for my hope that the network further develops into the nucleus of a truly bottom-up, regional professional civil society forum.