SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~SECURITIES~~Date of Report ~~EXCHANGE~~(Date ~~ACT~~of OFearliest ~~1934~~event reported) April 19, 2005

~~Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 1~~Advanstar, ~~2003~~ Inc.

Advanstar, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	333-61386	94-3243499
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
545 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts			02116
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 267-6500

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Delaware	333-61386	94-3243499
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Park Avenue, New York, NY		10016
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

OnRegistrant’s ~~October~~telephone 1number, ~~2003,~~including ~~Advanstar Communications Inc. (“Communications”), a~~area ~~wholly-owned~~code: ~~subsidiary of Advanstar, Inc.~~ (~~the “Company”~~212), ~~completed its acquisition of a portfolio of healthcare industry~~357-specific magazines and related custom project services from a subsidiary of The Thomson Corporation (“Thomson”). The Thomson healthcare portfolio of publications and custom project services are targeted at primary and specialty healthcare segments as well as nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary professionals. Specifically, the portfolio includes 15 publications, one veterinary tradeshow, and a significant special projects group, which includes custom projects, symposia, and continuing medical education programs, which are produced in multiple media formats (print, audio, CD, live events, and on the Internet). Out of the 15 publications acquired, 9 are ranked either 1st or 2nd in their fields based on the number of advertising pages in the twelve months ended December 31, 2002. Key publications include:6600

~~• Medical Economics, one of~~ Check the ~~flagship publications~~appropriate ~~serving~~box ~~physicians~~below inif the ~~United~~Form 8-K ~~States~~filing ~~since~~is ~~its~~intended ~~launch in 1923,~~to ~~which~~simultaneously ~~informs~~satisfy ~~physicians about~~ the ~~business~~filing ~~side~~obligation of ~~medicine and all~~ the ~~non-clinical~~ ~~issues~~registrant ~~associated~~under ~~with~~any ~~running~~of athe following ~~private, office-based practice;~~provisions:

~~• Dental~~o Written ~~Products~~communications ~~Report,~~pursuant ato ~~leading~~Rule 425 ~~publication~~under ~~serving~~ the ~~information~~Securities ~~needs~~Act of(17 ~~dentists~~CFR since 1967, which focuses on new products being introduced to the dental profession and features editorial content on techniques and product usage, trends in general and specialty dentistry, infection control and practice safety, new technologies, and cosmetic and restorative dentistry; and230.425)

~~• Veterinary~~o Soliciting ~~Economics,~~material ~~which~~pursuant isto ~~a leading~~Rule 14a-12 ~~source~~under of practice management and business information for veterinarians in all private practice types: companion animal, food animal, equine, exotic animal and mixed practice. Veterinary Economics and Veterinary Medicine will join the ~~Company’s~~ ~~DVM~~Exchange ~~Newsmagazine~~Act ~~to provide~~(17 aCFR ~~comprehensive combination of news, practice management and clinical publications~~240.14a-12)

~~The aggregate~~o Pre-commencement ~~purchase~~communications ~~price~~pursuant ~~for~~to ~~the transaction was $135 million in cash. The sources of the funds used in this acquisition were Communications’ existing credit facility, a portion of the net proceeds~~ Rule 14d-2(~~after deducting the initial purchaser’s fee and other fees and expenses~~b) ~~from Communications’ offering on September 25, 2003 of $70 million of~~ under ~~10.75% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2010, and proceeds of $50 million of equity contributions from~~ the ~~Company~~Exchange onAct ~~September~~(17 ~~25,~~CFR 2003 and an additional $10 million of equity contributions from the Company on October 1, 2003, which together represent the proceeds from the sale by the Company’s parent company of equity to DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L240.~~P. and its affiliates. The purchase price and terms for the transaction were determined in arms~~14d-~~length negotiations based on the fair value of the acquired business as a whole.~~2(b))

~~Cautionary~~o Pre-commencement ~~Statement~~communications onpursuant ~~Forward~~to Rule 13e-~~Looking~~4(c) under the ~~Information~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

This currentItem report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 19951.01 InvestorsEntry areinto cautioneda notMaterial toDefinitive place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, including statements about plans and objectives of management, potential acquisitions and market growth and opportunityAgreement. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. For example, statements about Communications’ expectations in connection with potential future acquisitions and possible financings are subject to a variety of uncertainties and are subject to change as a result of

2On April 19, 2005, the Board of Directors of Advanstar Holdings Corp., the parent of Advanstar, Inc. and its subsidiary Advanstar Communications, Inc., approved the amendment and restatement of the Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan to accelerate the vesting of certain options granted under the plan.

~~changes~~The inforegoing ~~circumstances~~description ~~that~~of ~~could~~the ~~make~~amendment ~~it difficult for Communications to consummate such acquisitions~~ and ~~financings~~restatement ~~on the~~does ~~terms described. You should~~ not ~~expect that these forward-looking~~ ~~statements~~purport ~~will~~to be ~~updated~~complete ~~or supplemented as a result of changing circumstances or otherwise,~~ and weis ~~disavow~~qualified ~~and disclaim an obligation to do so. Important cautionary statements and risk factors that would affect actual results are discussed~~ in ~~our~~its ~~periodic~~entirety ~~reports~~by ~~and~~reference ~~registration~~to ~~statements filed with~~ the ~~Securities~~full ~~and~~text ~~Exchange~~of ~~Commission, including those under~~ the ~~caption~~amended ~~entitled “Certain~~Advanstar ~~Factors~~Holdings ~~Which~~Corp. ~~May~~2000 ~~Affect~~Management ~~Future~~Incentive Plan, ~~Results”~~a incopy ~~our~~of ~~annual~~which ~~report~~is ~~on Form 10-K~~ filed ~~with~~as ~~the~~Exhibit 10.1 ~~Securities~~hereto and ~~Exchange~~incorporated ~~Commission~~by reference ~~on March 31, 2003~~herein.

Item 79.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(a) and (b) Financial statements and pro forma financial information pursuant to Item 7 are not filed herein but will be filed by amendment not later than 60 days after the filing date of this reportC. Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Document

10.1		Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan dated as of October 11, 2000 (as amended September 17, 2002, December 10, 2002 and April 19, 2005).* †

*		Filed herewith
†		Denotes management contract or compensatory plan

~~99.1 Asset Purchase Agreement among Thomson Healthcare Inc., Global Information Licensing Corporation and Advanstar Communications Inc. dated as of August 22, 2003.~~2

99.1.1 Amendment No. 1 dated October 1, 2003 to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 22, 2003 among Thomson Healthcare Inc., Global Information Licensing Corporation and Adavanstar Communications Inc.SIGNATURES

~~The~~Pursuant ~~items~~to ~~listed~~the onrequirements ~~page iv~~ of the ~~Asset Purchase Agreement as well as~~Exchange ~~Annex~~Act Aof ~~and~~1934, Bthe toregistrant ~~Amendment~~has ~~No.~~duly 1caused ~~have~~this ~~been~~Report ~~omitted~~to ~~from~~be ~~this~~signed ~~current report~~ on ~~Form~~ ~~8-K. Advanstar, Inc. hereby agrees~~its tobehalf ~~furnish~~by ~~these~~the ~~items~~undersigned ~~supplementally~~hereunto ~~upon~~duly ~~request~~authorized.

	ADVANSTAR, INC.

Date: April 21, 2005	By:	/s/ DAVID W. MONTGOMERY
		Name:	David W. Montgomery
		Title:	Vice President - Finance,
		Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

~~SIGNATURES~~3

PursuantEXHIBIT to the requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.INDEX

	Advanstar, Inc.
Exhibit No.		Document
Date: October 16, 2003	By:	/s/ DAVID W. MONTGOMERY
10.1		Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan dated as of October 11, 2000 (as amended September 17, 2002, December 10, 2002 and April 19, 2005).* †
		Name:	David W. Montgomery
*		Furnished herewith
		Title:	Vice President - Finance,
†		Denotes management contract or compensatory plan
		Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Exhibit Index

99.1 Asset Purchase Agreement among Thomson Healthcare Inc., Global Information Licensing Corporation and Advanstar Communications Inc. dated as of August 22, 2003.

The items listed on page iv of the Asset Purchase Agreement as well as Annex A and B to Amendment No. 1 have been omitted from this current report on Form 8-K. Advanstar, Inc. hereby agrees to furnish these items supplementally upon request.

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