SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Washington,FORM D.C. 205498-K

~~FORM~~CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT ~~8-K~~TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 4, 2006

~~PURSUANT~~Advanstar Communications TOInc. (Exact ~~SECTIONS~~name 13of ORregistrant ~~15(d)~~as OFspecified ~~THE~~in its charter)

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

New York	333-57201	59-2757389
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

641 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY		10022
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

~~Date~~Registrant’s oftelephone ~~Report~~number, ~~(Date~~including ofarea ~~earliest~~code: ~~event reported~~(212) ~~September~~ ~~30, 2005~~951-6600

~~Advanstar~~Check ~~Communications~~the ~~Inc.~~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:

~~(Exact~~o Written communications ~~name~~pursuant ofto ~~registrant~~Rule 425 asunder ~~specified~~the inSecurities ~~its~~Act ~~charter~~(17 CFR 230.425)

New York	333-57201	59-2757389
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)
One Park Avenue, New York, NY		10016
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~Registrant’s~~o Pre-commencement communications ~~telephone~~pursuant ~~number,~~to ~~including~~Rule 14d-2(b) under ~~area~~the ~~code:~~Exchange Act (~~212)~~17 ~~357~~CFR 240.14d-~~6600~~2(b))

~~Check~~o Pre-commencement ~~the~~communications ~~appropriate~~pursuant ~~box~~to ~~below~~Rule 13e-4(c) under if the ~~Form~~Exchange ~~8-K filing is intended to simultaneously~~Act ~~satisfy~~(17 ~~the~~CFR ~~filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~240.13e-4(c))

~~o Written~~Item ~~communications~~2.02 ~~pursuant~~Results ~~to Rule 425~~of ~~under~~Operations ~~the~~and ~~Securities~~Financial ~~Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~Condition

~~o Soliciting~~On ~~material~~May 4, ~~pursuant~~2006 tothe ~~Rule 14a-12~~registrant ~~under~~issued a press release setting forth its first quarter 2006 results. A copy of the ~~Exchange~~press ~~Act~~release ~~(17~~is ~~CFR~~attached ~~240~~hereto as Exhibit 99.~~14a-12)~~1 and incorporated by reference herein.

~~o Pre-commencement~~Cautionary ~~communications~~Statement ~~pursuant~~on ~~to Rule 14d~~Forward-~~2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))~~Looking Information

~~o Pre~~This current report on Form 8-~~commencement~~K ~~communications~~contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the ~~Rule 13e~~Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-~~4(c)~~looking statements, including statements about plans and objectives of management, potential acquisitions and market growth and opportunity. 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. You should not expect that these forward-looking statements will be updated or supplemented as a result of changing circumstances or otherwise, and we disavow and disclaim an obligation to do so. Important cautionary statements and risk factors that would affect actual results are discussed in the Company’s periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those under the caption entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange ~~Act~~Commission ~~(17~~on ~~CFR~~March 30, ~~240~~2006.~~13e-4(c))~~

~~Item~~The ~~1.01~~information ~~Entry~~furnished ~~into~~with athis ~~Material~~Current ~~Definitive~~Report ~~Agreement..~~on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing

~~On September~~Item ~~30, 2005, the Board of Directors of Advanstar Holdings, Inc~~9.,01 ~~the parent~~Financial ofStatements ~~Advanstar, Inc.~~ and its subsidiary Advanstar Communications, Inc., approved the amendment and restatement of the Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan to increase the shares available for options from 4,047,789 shares to 4,072,789 shares.Exhibits

~~The foregoing description of the amendment and restatement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended Advanstar Holdings Corp~~C. ~~2000 Management Incentive Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.~~Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.				Document

99.1				Earnings release dated May 4, 2006 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.*

~~C. Exhibits~~* Furnished herewith

Exhibit No.		Document
10.1		Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan dated as of October 11, 2000 (as amended) (Filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar, Inc. Form 8-K dated September 30, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein). †

~~† Denotes management contract or compensatory plan~~SIGNATURES

2Pursuant 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 COMMUNICATIONS INC.


Date: May 4, 2006	By:	/s/ DAVID W. MONTGOMERY
		Name:David W. Montgomery
		Title:Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer

~~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.~~3

	ADVANSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Date: October 5, 2005	By:	/s/ DAVID W. MONTGOMERY
		Name: David W. Montgomery
		Title: Vice President - Finance,
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.				Document

99.1				Earnings release dated May 4, 2006 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.*

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~* Furnished herewith

Exhibit No.		Document
10.1		Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan dated as of October 11, 2000 (as amended) (Filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar, Inc. Form 8-K dated September 30, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein). †

† Denotes management contract or compensatory plan

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