[Air-L] First Monday - Online session to discuss saving it?

Mon Feb 9 15:43:26 PST 2026

It is great to see all this support for keeping FM alive. I'd be happy to contribute to these efforts as well, if the outgoing leadership at the journal are amenable to the idea. Has anyone had contact with those running the journal currently? We do need to keep fully OA, fee-free journals of this caliber alive! I've also published in the journal recently and have read its issues for years.

Best,
Bryce

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Thanks Lyle, such a good idea! I'd love to be part of that Zoom. Dang On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 7: 03 AM Lyle Skains via Air-L < air-l@ listserv. aoir. org> wrote: > Hi, all, > > Catching up on the First Monday discussions. . . Seems there
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Thanks Lyle, such a good idea! I'd love to be part of that Zoom.
Dang

On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM Lyle Skains via Air-L <
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> Hi, all,
>
> Catching up on the First Monday discussions... Seems there are a number of
> people interested in saving it. Would it be a good idea to host an online
> session over zoom with those interested? We could discuss potential ways
> forward, reaching out to current board, etc. It will require editors, but
> also hosting, web management, etc., so not without costs, even if time is
> volunteered.
>
> I'm happy to host/set a zoom.
>
> (apologies if the convo has moved on without me; I only get a daily digest)
>
> Best,
> Lyle
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