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coach handbags shop online convention, which filled less space this year than in previous years.By Richard N. Velotta (contact)Sunday, Feb.Sun Archives Showgoers take a powder (2 6 2009) Preview speakers offer some optimism amid economic gloom (2 6 2009)Estimates of lower attendance at four big conventions are clouding optimism that the big shows would give the Las Vegas economy a much needed boost.Attendance at the World of Concrete, MAGIC Marketplace and the World Shoe Association in February and the National Association of Broadcasters in April is expected to be down 64,000 from last year's events.That's the equivalent to Las Vegas losing one major show.In addition, fewer tourists are expected for NASCAR race weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, one of the biggest nonconvention draws each year. 27 through March 1.Last week's World of Concrete, an annual international convention of the masonry and concrete construction industries, drew an estimated 70,000 people about 15,000 fewer than in 2008.The slump in the construction industry certainly affected World of Concrete, which used 825,000 square feet of exhibition space at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Its largest show was in 2007, when more than 900,000 square feet of exhibits were displayed and 91,628 people attended.Trade shows generally measure their success by exhibit square footage, but the more crucial number for the Las Vegas economy is attendance.Meanwhile, the World Shoe Association is downsizing by cutting back from four days to three. The footwear fashion event, conducted twice a year in Las Vegas, is set for Thursday through