One of the reasons for this decision to dis-affiliate was a falling-out between two of the founders of VILA. This led to a lengthy period of animosity between the two, marked by considerable name-calling, personal abuse on newsgroups, and a struggle for control of the organization. The conflict was hampering efforts to set up an Annual General Meeting to get the organization going again. Efforts to resolve the conflict were unsuccessful, so the executive decided to dis-affiliate VILA, and abandoned the attempt to revive the organization.
In a somewhat bizarre postscript to the struggle for control of the original VILA, one of the parties involved formed a second organization, with almost the same name as the original VILA, as part of his attempt to control "VILA". So, there are now two groups going by the name of VILA.
I have attempted to avoid going into all of the ugly details of the problems here; anyone interested in more information can contact me, and I will discuss the matter privately, or refer you to the people involved.