A b s t r a c t . We describe an ongoing survey to search for dark m a t t e r via lensing events of stars in the Galactic Bulge. T h e principal properties of the survey are described, a n d some preliminary results are shown for newly-discovered variables. We discuss some of the projects related to the s t u d y of the Galactic Bulge t h a t can b e addressed using these data, a n d describe the f u t u r e plans for the survey over the coming few years. K e y w o r d s : methods: observational -surveys -stars: imaging 311 //. Dejonghe and H.
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