It's a no brainer. Allow the public into the dealer halls for whatever fee the Eastern Division sets. If they want to go into the member halls, charge them a fee ABOVE what the member cost for the meet is, and give them the option of joining the TCA. If they join the TCA, they (the Eastern Divivsion) could` allow an appropriate part of that extra fee charged for access to the member halls to go toward their TCA membership. I don't know the breakdown of expenses for the Eastern Division of the TCA, but a buck is a buck. It will help defray Eastern Division expenses, and maybe get you some new members.
If they get to see what is going on in the member halls, it might persuade them to join.
Simon
