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There are plenty of conventions coming to Vegas although not as many as in previous years. Here are the larger ones of at least 1,000 plus estimated attendance. As a gauge, the CES show was supposed to be 140,000 but the actual numbers may be closer to 110,000 or roughly 20% less than expected. January | Event | Location | Start | End | Visitors | | Bridal Expo | South Point | 4 | 4 | 2,500 | | Fund-Raising | Paris | 5 | 9 | 1,000 | | Consumer Electronics | Convention Center | 8 | 11 | 140,000 | | Adult Entertainment | Sands | 8 | 11 | 37,000 | | Home Entertainment | Alexis Park Resort | 8 | 11 | 4,600 | | Int'l. Coin & Stamp | Circus Circus | 9 | 11 | 1,000 | | Microstrategy World | Wynn | 9 | 18 | 1,800 | | Beauty Expo | Riviera | 12 | 13 | 1,000 | | The PPAI Expo | Mandalay Bay | 13 | 16 | 24,500 | | Parker Seminars | Hilton | 14 | 17 | 3,500 | | US Bowling Congress | Cashman Center | 1/15 | 7/31 | 1,000 | | Redken Laboratories | Mandalay Bay | 18 | 20 | 2,000 | | International Builders | Convention Center | 20 | 23 | 60,000 | | Sports Licensing | Sands | 21 | 23 | 15,000 | | Americheer | Cox Pavilion | 24 | 25 | 1,000 | | Winter Convention | Mandalay Bay | 26 | 29 | 8,000 | | Inside Self-Storage | Venetian | 26 | 28 | 1,000 | | Limo LCT Show | Venetian | 26 | 28 | 3,600 | | Techknowledge | Rio | 28 | 30 | 1,600 | | Snowsports | Mandalay Bay | 28 | 30 | 19,000 | | UFC 94 | MGM Grand Garden | 31 | | 14,000 | | Superbowl 43 Eve | Tampa Bay, Florida | 31 | | 240,000 | February | Event | Location | Start | End | Visitors | | US Bowling Congress | Cashman Center | 1/15 | 7/31 | 1,000 | | Superbowl 43 | Tampa Bay, Florida | 1 | | 240,000 | | Reverse Logistics | Planet Hollywood | 2 | 5 | 1,500 | | Debt Buyers | Mirage | 3 | 5 | 1,500 | | International Roofing | Mandalay Bay | 3 | 5 | 10,000 | | Supermarket Synergy | Paris | 3 | 6 | 1,700 | | Surfaces 2009 | Sands | 3 | 5 | 40,000 | | World of Concrete | Convention Center | 3 | 6 | 85,000 | | Cheerleaders | Thomas & Mack | 6 | 8 | 3,000 | | Combined Sections | Mandalay Bay | 9 | 14 | 7,000 | | Tivoli Tech Users | MGM | 9 | 12 | 6,000 | | WSA Show | Sands, Mandalay Bay | 12 | 14 | 30,000 | | Wedding/Portrait | MGM | 13 | 19 | 14,000 | | Off Price Specialist | Venetian | 15 | 18 | 12,000 | | Western Veterinary | Mandalay Bay | 15 | 19 | 14,000 | | ASAP Global Sourcing | Sands | 16 | 19 | 2,500 | | MAGIC | Convention Center | 17 | 19 | 120,000 | | Western Petroleum | Mirage | 17 | 19 | 3,300 | | Hunter & Outfitter | Bally's | 18 | 23 | 3,000 | | Creative Painting | Riviera | 22 | 27 | 1,500 | | Pink Elephant, Inc | Bellagio | 22 | 25 | 3,000 | | Educode 2009 | Orleans | 23 | 27 | 1,200 | | CaterSource | Convention Center | 24 | 25 | 4,000 | | Matco Tools | Paris | 24 | 3/8 | 2,400 | | Orthopaedic Surgeons | Sands | 25 | 27 | 30,000 | | Renewable Energy | Convention Center | 25 | 27 | 5,000 | | International Awards | Convention Center | 25 | 27 | 4,000 | | Digital Signage | Convention Center | 25 | 26 | 4,000 | | Rac 2009 | Mandalay Bay | 25 | 27 | 1,000 | | Nascar | LV Motor Speedway | 2/27 | 3/1 | 130,000 | March | ACE Hardware | Mandalay Bay | 3 | 5 | 18,000 | | Hotelexpo | Hilton | 3 | 4 | | | International Hospitality | Convention Center | 3 | 4 | 31,000 | | Restaurant Show | Convention Center | 3 | 4 | | | Nightclub & Bar | Convention Center | 3 | 4 | | | Travel Goods | Convention Center | 3 | 5 | 9,000 | | Retail Packaging | Convention Center | 4 | 5 | 1,500 | | AFCOM | Bally's, Paris | 5 | 12 | 1,500 | | International Halloween | Sands | 6 | 9 | 3,000 | | NAA mediaXchange | Mandalay Bay | 9 | 11 | 6,000 | | Symantec | | 9 | 12 | 1,700 | | Aviation Industry Week | Convention Center | 10 | 12 | 6,000 | | Pizzeria Operators | Convention Center | 10 | 12 | 10,000 | | Amusement Showcase | Convention Center | 11 | 13 | 4,000 | | Amer. Indian Enterprise | Hilton | 12 | 23 | 2,000 | | Vacuum Dealers | Convention Center | 12 | 14 | 4,000 | | Amer. Society on Aging | Bally's, Paris | 13 | 20 | 4,500 | | American Taekwondo | Convention Center | 13 | 14 | 5,000 | | ASD/AMD Show | Convention Center | 15 | 18 | 64,000 | | Day Spa Expo | Convention Center | 15 | 17 | 2,500 | | Electric West 2009 | Convention Center | 18 | 20 | 6,000 | | Globalshop 2009 | Sands | 18 | 20 | 20,000 | | International Wireless | Convention Center | 18 | 20 | 15,000 | | Int'l. Coin & Stamp | Imperial Palace | 20 | 22 | 1,000 | | Success Group | Paris | 21 | 23 | 2,000 | | NSBE | Convention Center | 22 | 30 | 6,385 | | Exhibitor 2009 | Mandalay Bay | 23 | 25 | 6,000 | | Geographers | Riviera | 24 | 26 | 7,000 | | Operations & Fulfillment | Rio | 24 | 26 | 1,200 | | Neuroscience Nurses | Rio | 3/25 | 4/2 | 1,500 | | Medtrade Spring 2009 | Convention Center | 25 | 26 | 4,500 | | Heritage Music Festival | Circus Circus | 26 | 29 | 1,300 | | Monster Jam Trucks | Sam Boyd | 28 | | 35,000 | | JAMfest Cheer & Dance | Cox Pavilion | 28 | 29 | 5,000 | | SHOWEST 2009 | Bally's | 3/30 | 4/2 | 10,000 | |
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