Turnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskRanDHLCurrentlya PhDstudentAttendsnetworkingevents!Used ameme or popculturereference in apresentationNot fromDenmarkWorksout afterworkCyclesto workFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemCurrentlynot a PhDstudentHaveattended aBMR writingretreatMainlyexperimental/labresearchHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicFromDenmarkAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Broughtcake toworkHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeMainlycomputationalresearchSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHave asnackstashTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWorks outbeforeworkEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskRanDHLCurrentlya PhDstudentAttendsnetworkingevents!Used ameme or popculturereference in apresentationNot fromDenmarkWorksout afterworkCyclesto workFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemCurrentlynot a PhDstudentHaveattended aBMR writingretreatMainlyexperimental/labresearchHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicFromDenmarkAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Broughtcake toworkHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeMainlycomputationalresearchSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHave asnackstashTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWorks outbeforeworkEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingevent

BMR Networking Event - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  2. Ran DHL
  3. Currently a PhD student
  4. Attends networking events!
  5. Used a meme or pop culture reference in a presentation
  6. Not from Denmark
  7. Works out after work
  8. Cycles to work
  9. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  10. Currently not a PhD student
  11. Have attended a BMR writing retreat
  12. Mainly experimental/lab research
  13. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  14. From Denmark
  15. Accidentally hit “Reply All”
  16. Brought cake to work
  17. Have attended DDEA Summer School
  18. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  19. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  20. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom/Teams
  21. Accidentally monopolised a conversation explaining your PhD project
  22. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  23. Made a to-do list but completed only one item
  24. Had an awkward silence during a Q&A session
  25. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  26. Mainly computational research
  27. Spent hours searching for one missing citation
  28. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  29. Have a snack stash
  30. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  31. Works out before work
  32. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event