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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June ~~20,~~ 22, 2005

Advanstar, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-61386	94-3243499
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	333-61386 (Commission File Number)	94-3243499 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Park Avenue, New York, NY (Address of principal executive offices)		10016 (Zip Code)
One Park Avenue, New York, NY		10016
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 357-6600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement..

On June 20 22, 2005, ~~Advanstar~~our ~~Communications~~Board ~~Inc.~~of ~~(“Advanstar”)~~Directors approved the amendment and restatement of ~~entered~~the ~~into~~Employment aAgreement dated ~~Fourth~~as ~~Amendment~~of April 1, 2005, between Advanstar, Inc. and Joseph Loggia (the “~~Fourth Amendment~~Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the ~~Amended and~~Employment ~~Restated Credit~~ Agreement, ~~dated~~Mr. Loggia continues to act as ofChief ~~November 7,~~Executive ~~2000~~Officer of Advanstar, ~~between~~Inc. and Advanstar Communications Inc., asfor ~~borrower~~an ~~and~~initial ~~various~~employment term ~~financial~~through ~~institutions~~December 31, ~~Credit~~2007, followed by successive three year employment ~~Suisse~~terms ~~First~~unless ~~Boston~~terminated ~~(as~~by ~~successor~~either party in ~~interest~~accordance with the Employment Agreement. Mr. Loggia is entitled to ~~DLJ~~an ~~Capital~~annual ~~Funding~~base salary of $625, 000 and an annual bonus based on Advanstar, Inc.),’s EBITDA for asthe ~~Lead~~applicable ~~Arranger~~year, ~~and~~up ~~Syndication~~to ~~Agent,~~a ~~Bank~~maximum bonus in any one year of ~~America,~~150% Nof base salary.A If Mr. Loggia ~~(as~~is ~~successor by~~terminated ~~merger~~by toAdvanstar, ~~Fleet~~Inc. ~~National~~without ~~Bank)~~“cause” or terminates his employment for “good reason,” each as ~~Administrative~~defined ~~Agent~~in the employment agreement, ~~and~~he ~~Barclays~~will ~~Bank~~be ~~PLC,~~entitled to asthe ~~Documentation~~continuation ~~Agent. The~~of ~~Fourth~~his base salary for a period of two years following his ~~Amendment~~termination ~~provides~~and for the ~~retention~~year ofin which his termination occurs and for the immediately ~~Revolving~~following ~~Loan~~year, ~~Commitment~~the ~~Amount~~greater atof his bonus that would have been ~~its~~payable ~~current~~to ~~$60.0~~him ~~million~~had ~~level~~he ~~after~~remained ~~repayment~~employed ofthrough the ~~Term~~end Bof ~~Loans~~the ~~from~~fiscal year, or the annual bonus received by Mr. Loggia in 2004. The Employment Agreement also includes ~~proceeds~~provisions oftriggered by a ~~recent~~qualifying ~~asset~~change ~~sale~~in control, ~~allows~~as ~~for~~defined, ~~the~~including accelerated ~~repayment~~vesting of ~~second~~Mr. ~~lien~~Loggia’s ~~and junior~~stock ~~debt~~options, and ~~amends~~a change in control bonus, calculated based upon the ~~Fixed~~effective ~~Charge~~purchase ~~Coverage~~price ~~Ratio~~per ~~provisions~~share, and not to exceed $4,000,000.

~~The~~Mr. Loggia also ~~foregoing~~has ~~description~~entered ofinto ~~the~~a ~~Fourth~~new ~~Amendment~~non-compete ~~does~~and ~~not~~confidentiality ~~purport~~agreement towith beAdvanstar, ~~complete~~Inc., ~~and~~dated isas ~~qualified~~of inApril ~~its~~1, ~~entirety~~2005 byand ~~reference~~approved toby the ~~full~~Board ~~text~~ of ~~the~~Directors ~~Fourth~~of ~~Amendment~~Advanstar, aInc. ~~copy~~on ofJune ~~which~~22, 2005. The non-compete period is ~~filed~~one asyear, ~~Exhibit 10~~during which time Mr.1 Loggia will continue to ~~Advanstar’s~~ ~~Current~~receive ~~Report~~his onbase ~~Form 8-K~~salary ~~dated~~unless ~~June 20,~~he ~~2005~~was ~~and~~terminated for “cause” ~~incorporated~~or byas ~~reference~~a ~~herein~~result of his death or disability.

~~On June 16, 2005, Advanstar executed a First Supplemental~~The ~~Indenture~~foregoing ~~(the~~description ~~“Supplemental~~of ~~Indenture”) to~~ the ~~Indenture~~amendment ~~dated August 18, 2003 (the “Indenture”) among Advanstar, the guarantors party thereto~~ and ~~Wells Fargo~~restatement ~~Bank, N.A. (successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.), as trustee. The First Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon Advanstar’s acceptance for payment~~ of the ~~requisite~~ ~~amount of Advanstar’s Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate~~Employment ~~Notes~~Agreement ~~due~~and ~~2008 (~~the ~~“Floating~~new ~~Rate~~non-compete ~~Notes”)~~and ~~tendered~~confidentiality ~~pursuant~~agreement todoes ~~Advanstar’s~~not ~~Offer~~purport to ~~Purchase~~be ~~and~~complete ~~Consent Solicitation for the Floating Rate Notes launched on May 31, 2005 (the “Offer~~ and ~~Consent~~is ~~Solicitation”). The~~qualified ~~Offer~~in ~~and~~its ~~Consent~~entirety ~~Solicitation~~by ~~is currently~~reference ~~scheduled~~ to ~~expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 28, 2005. Upon effectiveness,~~ the ~~Supplemental~~full ~~Indenture~~text ~~will eliminate substantially all~~ of the ~~restrictive~~Amended and ~~reporting~~ ~~covenants,~~Restated ~~certain~~Employment ~~events~~Agreement ofand ~~default~~the non-compete and ~~certain~~confidentiality ~~other~~agreement, ~~provisions~~a copy of ~~the~~ ~~Indenture~~which ~~with~~is ~~respect~~filed toas ~~the~~Exhibit ~~Floating Rate Notes~~10. ~~Upon~~1 ~~effectiveness, the Supplemental~~to ~~Indenture~~Advanstar ~~will~~Communications ~~also~~Inc. ~~release~~Form ~~the~~8-K ~~Floating~~dated ~~Rate~~June ~~Notes’~~22, ~~security~~2005 ~~interest~~and inincorporated ~~the~~by ~~collateral~~reference ~~under the Indenture~~herein.

~~The~~Item foregoing description of the Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 109.~~2 to~~01 ~~Advanstar’s~~Financial ~~Current~~Statements ~~Report on Form 8-K dated June 20, 2005~~ and ~~incorporated by reference herein.~~Exhibits

2C. Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Document

10.1		Amended and restated employment agreement by and between Advanstar, Inc., and Joseph Loggia dated April 1, 2005. (Filed as an exhibit to Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 22, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).

~~C. Exhibits~~2

Exhibit No.		Document
10.1		Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2005 (filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 20, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).
10.2		First Supplemental Indenture dated June 16, 2005 to Indenture dated August 18, 2003 among Advanstar Communications Inc., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.) (filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 20, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).

SIGNATURES

~~SIGNATURES~~ Pursuant 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.

Pursuant 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.

	ADVANSTAR, INC.

Date: June 28, 2005	By:	/s/ DAVID W. MONTGOMERY
		Name: David W. Montgomery
		Title:Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

	ADVANSTAR, INC.
Date: June 23, 2005	By:	/s/ David W. Montgomery
		Name:	David W. Montgomery
		Title:	Vice President - Finance,
		Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

3EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Document

10.1		Amended and restated employment agreement by and between Advanstar, Inc., and Joseph Loggia dated April 1, 2005. (Filed as an exhibit to Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 22, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).

Exhibit No.		Document
10.1		Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2005 (filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 20, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).
10.2		First Supplemental Indenture dated June 16, 2005 to Indenture dated August 18, 2003 among Advanstar Communications Inc., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.) (filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 20, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).

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