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~~September 2230, 2005

Advanstar, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	333-61386 (Commission File Number)	94-3243499 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Delaware	333-61386	94-3243499
One Park Avenue, New York, NY (Address of principal executive offices)		10016 (Zip Code)
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
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~~ simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the ~~following~~ following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement..

On ~~June~~September 2230, 2005, ~~our~~the Board of Directors ~~approved the amendment and restatement~~ of ~~the~~ ~~Employment Agreement dated as of April 1, 2005, between~~ Advanstar, ~~Inc. and Joseph Loggia (the “Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement~~Holdings, ~~Mr. Loggia continues to act as Chief Executive Officer of Advanstar,~~ Inc. ~~and Advanstar Communications Inc.~~, ~~for an initial employment term through December 31, 2007, followed by successive three year employment terms unless terminated by either party in accordance with~~ the ~~Employment Agreement. Mr. Loggia is entitled to an annual base~~ ~~salary~~parent of ~~$625,000 and an annual bonus based on~~ Advanstar, Inc.’s ~~EBITDA~~and ~~for the~~its ~~applicable~~subsidiary ~~year, up to a maximum bonus in any one year of 150% of base salary. If Mr. Loggia is terminated by~~ Advanstar Communications, Inc. ~~without “cause” or terminates his employment for “good reason~~,~~” each as defined in the employment agreement, he will be entitled to~~ ~~the~~approved ~~continuation of his base salary for a period of two years following his termination and for~~ the ~~year~~amendment ~~in which his termination occurs~~ and ~~for~~restatement ~~the immediately following year, the greater~~ of ~~his bonus that would have been payable to him had he remained employed through~~ the ~~end~~Advanstar ofHoldings ~~the fiscal year, or the annual bonus received by Mr~~Corp. ~~Loggia in 2004. The Employment Agreement also includes~~2000 ~~provisions~~Management ~~triggered~~Incentive byPlan ato ~~qualifying~~increase ~~change~~the inshares ~~control,~~available asfor ~~defined, including accelerated vesting of Mr. Loggia’s stock~~ options, ~~and a change in control~~from ~~bonus~~4, ~~calculated based upon the effective purchase price per share~~047,789 ~~and~~shares ~~not~~ to ~~exceed~~ $4,~~000~~072,~~000~~789 shares.

~~Mr. Loggia~~The ~~also~~foregoing ~~has~~description ~~entered~~of ~~into~~the aamendment ~~new non-compete~~ and ~~confidentiality~~restatement ~~agreement~~does ~~with Advanstar,~~not ~~Inc.,~~purport ~~dated~~to asbe complete ofand ~~April~~is 1,qualified ~~2005~~in ~~and~~its ~~approved~~entirety by reference to the ~~Board~~full ~~of Directors~~text of the amended Advanstar, ~~Inc.~~Holdings ~~on June 22, 2005~~Corp. ~~The~~ ~~non-compete~~2000 ~~period~~Management isIncentive ~~one year~~Plan, ~~during~~a ~~which~~copy ~~time Mr. Loggia~~of ~~will~~which ~~continue~~is tofiled ~~receive his base salary unless he was terminated for “cause” or~~ as aExhibit ~~result~~10.1 ofhereto ~~his~~and ~~death~~incorporated orby ~~disability~~reference herein.

The foregoingItem description of the amendment and restatement of the Employment Agreement and the new non-compete and confidentiality agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement and the non-compete and confidentiality agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 109.101 to AdvanstarFinancial CommunicationsStatements Inc. Form 8-K dated June 22, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein.Exhibits

~~Item 9~~C.~~01 Financial Statements and~~ Exhibits

C. Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Document

10.1		Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan dated as of October 11, 2000 (as amended).* †

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).

* Filed herewith

2† Denotes management contract or compensatory plan

~~SIGNATURES~~2

~~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.~~SIGNATURES

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

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: October 5, 2005	By:	/s/ DAVID W. MONTGOMERY
		Name: David W. Montgomery
		Title: Vice President - Finance,
		Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~3

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 INDEX

Exhibit No.		Document

10.1		Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan dated as of October 11, 2000 (as amended).* †

* Furnished herewith

† Denotes management contract or compensatory plan

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