Get a newidea foryourprojectAsksomeonejunior to youwhat they’reworking onFile yourtravelpaperworkwithin a weekof your returnDiscuss anew projectidea withsomeoneAsk aquestionafter atalkChat withsomeonebefore themorningsession startsChat withsomeone youmet at theconferencemultiple timesGo dancingwithconferencepeopleDo karaokewithconferencepeopleAsk aquestion tosomeoneabout theirposterMeetsomeonewho hasread yourpaperTalk with aprize postdocdoingsomethingsimilar to youAnswerquestionsabout yourprojectMeet a gradstudentworking onsomethingsimilarGet invitedto chatduring acoffee breakTalk withsomeone whohas apermanentposition youmight wantGet anidea for anewprojectGet invited tobe on a paperyou wouldn’totherwisehave been onChat with acollaboratorGet invited todinner withsomeone youdidn’t knowlast weekDo/seesomethingcultural withsomeone fromthe conferenceShow upto all thesessionsEmailsomeoneafter theconferenceto follow upMeetsomeonewhose paperyou’ve readGet a newidea foryourprojectAsksomeonejunior to youwhat they’reworking onFile yourtravelpaperworkwithin a weekof your returnDiscuss anew projectidea withsomeoneAsk aquestionafter atalkChat withsomeonebefore themorningsession startsChat withsomeone youmet at theconferencemultiple timesGo dancingwithconferencepeopleDo karaokewithconferencepeopleAsk aquestion tosomeoneabout theirposterMeetsomeonewho hasread yourpaperTalk with aprize postdocdoingsomethingsimilar to youAnswerquestionsabout yourprojectMeet a gradstudentworking onsomethingsimilarGet invitedto chatduring acoffee breakTalk withsomeone whohas apermanentposition youmight wantGet anidea for anewprojectGet invited tobe on a paperyou wouldn’totherwisehave been onChat with acollaboratorGet invited todinner withsomeone youdidn’t knowlast weekDo/seesomethingcultural withsomeone fromthe conferenceShow upto all thesessionsEmailsomeoneafter theconferenceto follow upMeetsomeonewhose paperyou’ve read

Conference Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. N-Get a new idea for your project
  2. N-Ask someone junior to you what they’re working on
  3. B-File your travel paperwork within a week of your return
  4. O-Discuss a new project idea with someone
  5. G-Ask a question after a talk
  6. N-Chat with someone before the morning session starts
  7. B-Chat with someone you met at the conference multiple times
  8. B-Go dancing with conference people
  9. O-Do karaoke with conference people
  10. I-Ask a question to someone about their poster
  11. B-Meet someone who has read your paper
  12. O-Talk with a prize postdoc doing something similar to you
  13. I-Answer questions about your project
  14. I-Meet a grad student working on something similar
  15. B-Get invited to chat during a coffee break
  16. G-Talk with someone who has a permanent position you might want
  17. G-Get an idea for a new project
  18. I-Get invited to be on a paper you wouldn’t otherwise have been on
  19. G-Chat with a collaborator
  20. O-Get invited to dinner with someone you didn’t know last week
  21. G-Do/see something cultural with someone from the conference
  22. I-Show up to all the sessions
  23. O-Email someone after the conference to follow up
  24. N-Meet someone whose paper you’ve read