Talk with aprize postdocdoingsomethingsimilar to youGet a newidea foryourprojectGet invited tobe on a paperyou wouldn’totherwisehave been onTalk withsomeone whohas apermanentposition youmight wantMeetsomeonewhose paperyou’ve readDo/seesomethingcultural withsomeone fromthe conferenceDo karaokewithconferencepeopleAsk aquestion tosomeoneabout theirposterAnswerquestionsabout yourprojectChat withsomeone youmet at theconferencemultiple timesChat withsomeonebefore themorningsession startsMeet a gradstudentworking onsomethingsimilarGo dancingwithconferencepeopleDiscuss anew projectidea withsomeoneMeetsomeonewho hasread yourpaperShow upto all thesessionsGet invitedto chatduring acoffee breakChat with acollaboratorEmailsomeoneafter theconferenceto follow upAsk aquestionafter atalkGet invited todinner withsomeone youdidn’t knowlast weekFile yourtravelpaperworkwithin a weekof your returnAsksomeonejunior to youwhat they’reworking onGet anidea for anewprojectTalk with aprize postdocdoingsomethingsimilar to youGet a newidea foryourprojectGet invited tobe on a paperyou wouldn’totherwisehave been onTalk withsomeone whohas apermanentposition youmight wantMeetsomeonewhose paperyou’ve readDo/seesomethingcultural withsomeone fromthe conferenceDo karaokewithconferencepeopleAsk aquestion tosomeoneabout theirposterAnswerquestionsabout yourprojectChat withsomeone youmet at theconferencemultiple timesChat withsomeonebefore themorningsession startsMeet a gradstudentworking onsomethingsimilarGo dancingwithconferencepeopleDiscuss anew projectidea withsomeoneMeetsomeonewho hasread yourpaperShow upto all thesessionsGet invitedto chatduring acoffee breakChat with acollaboratorEmailsomeoneafter theconferenceto follow upAsk aquestionafter atalkGet invited todinner withsomeone youdidn’t knowlast weekFile yourtravelpaperworkwithin a weekof your returnAsksomeonejunior to youwhat they’reworking onGet anidea for anewproject

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