Hid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAttendsnetworkingevents!Have asnackstashMainlyexperimental/labresearchStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”FromDenmarkNot fromDenmarkFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemWorks outbeforeworkAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRanDHLMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemCurrentlya PhDstudentWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterCyclesto workWorksout afterworkGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesCurrentlynot a PhDstudentMainlycomputationalresearchSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationBroughtcake toworkHaveattended aBMR writingretreatHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAttendsnetworkingevents!Have asnackstashMainlyexperimental/labresearchStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”FromDenmarkNot fromDenmarkFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemWorks outbeforeworkAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventRanDHLMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemCurrentlya PhDstudentWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterCyclesto workWorksout afterworkGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesCurrentlynot a PhDstudentMainlycomputationalresearchSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationBroughtcake toworkHaveattended aBMR writingretreatHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank stares

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