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) ~~September 30~~ June 23, ~~2005~~2006

Advanstar, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-61386	~~333~~94-~~61386~~3243499	~~94-3243499~~
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)			Identification No.)
641 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY		10022
One Park Avenue, New York, NY			10016
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(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 12.0104 ~~Entry~~Triggering ~~into~~Events That Accelerate or Increase a ~~Material~~Direct ~~Definitive~~Financial ~~Agreement..~~Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

On ~~September~~ 30June 23, ~~2005~~2006, Advanstar ~~the~~Communications ~~Board~~Inc., ofa ~~Directors~~subsidiary of Advanstar ~~Holdings~~, Inc., ~~the~~announced that ~~parent~~it ofhas ~~Advanstar,~~notified ~~Inc.~~the ~~and~~trustee ~~its~~that it ~~subsidiary~~intends ~~Advanstar~~to ~~Communications,~~redeem ~~Inc.,~~all of its ~~approved~~outstanding Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2008 (the ~~amendment~~“Notes”). ~~and~~The ~~restatement~~redemption ofdate for the ~~Advanstar~~Notes ~~Holdings~~will ~~Corp.~~be ~~2000~~August 15, ~~Management~~2006. ~~Incentive~~The ~~Plan~~redemption towill ~~increase~~occur after payment of interest on the ~~shares~~Notes ~~available~~on August 15, 2006. The redemption price for ~~options~~the ~~from 4~~Notes is $9,~~047~~822,~~789~~250 ~~shares~~or to$1,000 4per $1,~~072,789~~000 principal ~~shares~~amount of Notes.

~~The foregoing~~Item ~~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~~9.01 ~~2000~~Financial ~~Management~~Statements ~~Incentive Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto~~ and ~~incorporated by reference herein.~~Exhibits

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

C. Exhibits

Exhibit No.			Document
99.1		Notice of Full Redemption to holders of the Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2008. (filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 23, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein).

Exhibit No.		Document
10.1		Advanstar Holdings Corp. 2000 Management Incentive Plan dated as of October 11, 2000 (as amended).* †

SIGNATURES

* FiledPursuant ~~herewith~~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.

† Denotes management contract or compensatory plan

		ADVANSTAR, INC.

Date: June 27, 2006	By:	/s/ DAVID W. MONTGOMERY
		Name: David W. Montgomery
		Title:Vice President - Finance, Chief
		Financial Officer and Secretary

2EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.			Document
99.1		Notice of Full Redemption to holders of the Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2008. (filed as an exhibit to the Advanstar Communications Inc. Form 8-K dated June 23, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein).

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

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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