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# Creating and Sustaining Positive Communities


- **Date:** Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026
- **Time:** 15:45–17:45 (120 min)
- **Room:** Stage 9
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

Maezza Romero, Community Developer for Romero Games, has been shaping communities from the ground up for 6+ years. She started her journey in 2018 with Cyber Squad for Hewlett Packard Enterprises and the Girl Scouts, and now manages social media and a 6,000+ member Discord for Romero Games, one of the friendliest shooter communities in the industry. Her passion? Ensuring everyone feels valued and welcome.

Join Maezza to discover the strategies behind building inclusive, engaged communities. She’ll share tips on authentic engagement, moderation best practices, and laying the groundwork for communities that stand the test of time. This workshop is suitable for those working in both game development and general business, with practical insights that can be applied across a range of industries.

## Speaker

### [Maezza Romero](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@maezza)

Community Developer


## Related talks at this congress

- [Building the AI Era Through Developer Communities: A Competitive Advantage for Engineers & Teams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1748-building-the-ai-era) — John Komarnicki
- [In-Person by Default: Principles & Practices for Building Developer Meetups](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1747-in-person-by-default) — Steve Chen
- [Building Stuff with GenAI - The Open Minded Workshop beyond OpenAI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1719-building-stuff-with) — Andreas Erben
- [AI vs. AI: Defending the open source supply chain with agentic workflows](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1761-ai-vs-ai-defending) — Manfred Moser

## Watch remotely

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- All full videos, bookmarks, and playlists
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[See pricing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/pricing)

## Links

- [Get tickets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america/tickets)