Started readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeNot fromDenmarkSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Had anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionRanDHLMainlyexperimental/labresearchAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHave asnackstashForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsMainlycomputationalresearchHaveattended aBMR writingretreatHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresCyclesto workWorksout afterworkFromDenmarkHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemCurrentlya PhDstudentGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesWorks outbeforeworkWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterCurrentlynot a PhDstudentAttendsnetworkingevents!Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskBroughtcake toworkStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeNot fromDenmarkSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Had anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionRanDHLMainlyexperimental/labresearchAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHave asnackstashForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsMainlycomputationalresearchHaveattended aBMR writingretreatHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresCyclesto workWorksout afterworkFromDenmarkHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemCurrentlya PhDstudentGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesWorks outbeforeworkWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterCurrentlynot a PhDstudentAttendsnetworkingevents!Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskBroughtcake towork

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. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  2. Not from Denmark
  3. Spent hours searching for one missing citation
  4. Accidentally hit “Reply All”
  5. Had an awkward silence during a Q&A session
  6. Ran DHL
  7. Mainly experimental/lab research
  8. Accidentally monopolised a conversation explaining your PhD project
  9. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  10. Have a snack stash
  11. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom/Teams
  12. Mainly computational research
  13. Have attended a BMR writing retreat
  14. Have attended DDEA Summer School
  15. Used a meme or pop culture reference in a presentation
  16. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  17. Cycles to work
  18. Works out after work
  19. From Denmark
  20. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  21. Made a to-do list but completed only one item
  22. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  23. Currently a PhD student
  24. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  25. Works out before work
  26. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  27. Currently not a PhD student
  28. Attends networking events!
  29. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  30. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  31. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  32. Brought cake to work