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Exhibit 10.11

December 10, 2002 

Mr. Doug
B. Fox

1 C. West Oak Drive, North

Houston, Texas 77056 

Dear
Doug: 

        On
behalf of Advanstar, Inc. ("AI") and its subsidiary, Advanstar Communications Inc. ("ACI" and, together with AI, the "Company" or "Advanstar"), I am pleased to confirm
that you have agreed to become a director of Advanstar as well as an advisor to Senior Management. We acknowledge that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find highly competent persons to serve
corporations like Advanstar as independent directors without some form of compensation. Accordingly, while serving as a director of AI and/or ACI, you will receive the compensation and other benefits
set forth on Annex A hereto. 

        I
am also pleased to learn that you have expressed an interest in purchasing equity of AI's parent, Advanstar Holdings Corp. ("Holdings"). In the interest of further aligning your
interests as a non-employee director with those of Holdings' stockholders, on behalf of Holdings, I am pleased to offer you the opportunity to purchase shares of the common stock of
Holdings on the terms set forth on Annex B hereto. 

        I,
as well as the other directors and the management of the Company, am looking forward to your joining the Advanstar family and to your valued insights and contributions to our
business. 

Sincerely,

Robert Krakoff,

Chairman of the Board of

Advanstar, Inc. 

  

ANNEX A  

 
 

Proposed Terms of Service
  of
  Doug B. Fox ("Fox")    
  

	

Scope	
 	

•	
 	

Independent director of Advanstar, Inc. ("AI") and Advanstar Communications Inc. ("ACI") as well as an advisor to Senior Management.
	

 	
 	

•	
 	

Chairman of the Audit Committee of AI's and ACI's Board of Directors, which committee will, among other things, review and make recommendations (financial, accounting, and related) regarding the audit function of AI and its subsidiaries.
	

 	
 	

•	
 	

Fox may also be asked to serve as a member of other committees (including operations or compensation) of the Boards of Directors of AI and ACI.
	

 	
 	

•	
 	

It is anticipated that the scope of Fox's duties as a Board member and Chairman of AI's Audit Committee will require Fox to dedicate at least 7 days per annum to these activities and an additional 10 days as an advisor to Senior
Management.
	

 	
 	

•	
 	

Fox will be expected to attend or participate in all regular and special meetings of AI's and ACI's Board of Directors. Currently, AI and ACI hold one (combined) regular Board of Directors' meeting per fiscal quarter.
	

Fees & Expenses	
 	

•	
 	

Fox will be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he incurs in connection with his serving as a director of AI and ACI, as Chairman of AI's and ACI's Audit Committee and as a member of any other committee of AI or ACI, including travel
expenses incurred to attend meetings incident to his duties, in accordance with the standard practices of AI and ACI.
	

 	
 	

•	
 	

As compensation for his serving AI and ACI as described above, and for as long as he continues to serve as a director and/or an advisor of AI or ACI, Fox will receive an annual retention fee equal to $20,000, payable in equal quarterly installments
and a separate advisory fee of $30,000, payable in equal quarterly installments.
	
 	
 	

 	
 	

 

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Stock Options	
 	

•	
 	

As of the date of his appointment, September 17, 2002, as a director of AI and ACI, Fox will be granted options to purchase 25,000 shares of AI's parent, Advanstar Holdings Corp. ("Holdings") common stock at an exercise equal to $10.00 per share.
These options will be granted pursuant and be subject to Holdings' 2000 Management Incentive Plan. These options would vest over a four year period, with 20% vesting immediately and an additional 20% vesting on each anniversary. See enclosed Award
Agreement, 2000 Management Incentive Plan and Shareholders' Agreement.
	

 	
 	

•	
 	

In addition to the foregoing stock options, Holdings may, at the discretion of its Board of Directors, issue Fox additional stock options from time to time.
	

Term of Service	
 	

•	
 	

Fox will serve as a director of AI and ACI on an annual basis, subject to his removal in accordance with applicable law and the organizational documents of AI or ACI, or his earlier death, permanent disability or resignation. To the extent Fox wishes
to resign as a director of AI and/or ACI, he will provide AI and/or ACI, as applicable, at least 30 days' prior written notice of his desire to so resign.

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POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY    
  

	
Offer:	
 	

Doug B. Fox ("Fox") will be afforded the opportunity to purchase up to 50,000 shares of common stock of Holdings at a price of $10.00 per share. This opportunity will be available through December 31, 2002.
	
Shareholder Rights and Restrictions:	
 	

The rights and restrictions of Fox as a holder of the shares of Holdings common stock so purchased will be determined by the Shareholders' Agreement. Fox will execute a Joinder to the Shareholders' Agreement and be treated as a "Management
Shareholder" for all purposes.
	
Documentation:	
 	

Any such purchase of Holdings common stock by Fox will be effected pursuant to a stock purchase agreement satisfactory to Holdings, which shall include, among other things, investor-suitability representations from Fox.

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POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY<PAGE>

                                                                 Exhibit 10.19

                                      THIRD
                                    AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                                    AGREEMENT

This amendment (the "Third Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 1st
day of December, 2002 ("Effective Date") by and between Navisite, Inc. a
Delaware corporation with offices at 400 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810
("Navisite") and FairMarket, Inc. a Delaware corporation with offices at 500
Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801 ("Client") and amends that certain
SITEHARBOR SERVICES AGREEMENT (EM) entered into by the parties as of November 1,
2001 including any sales orders, work orders and/or schedules attached thereto
or which are a part thereof between the parties as well as the AMENDMENT TO
SITEHARBOR SERVICES AGREEMENT (EM) ( the "Amendment") entered into by the
parties as of November 1, 2001 and the SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT (the
"Second Amendment") entered into by the parties as of March 15, 2002
(collectively the "Agreement"). Any terms defined in the Agreement shall have
the same meaning in this Third Amendment as in the Agreement. In the event that
any provision of this Third Amendment and any provision of the Agreement are
inconsistent or conflicting, the inconsistent or conflicting provisions of this
Third Amendment shall be and constitute an amendment of the Agreement and shall
control, but only to the extent that such provision is inconsistent with the
Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, and in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants
hereinafter set forth, the parties wish to amend the Agreement as follows:

         1.  Attached to this Third Amendment and made a part hereof is Sales
             Order #Q-NE-QF8A-RLH-03003 which shall be effective as of December
             1, 2002 and shall supercede any outstanding Sales Orders and/or
             Schedule B's prior hereto.

         2.  The term of the Agreement, including this Third Amendment, shall be
             renewed for a renewal term of six months beginning on December 1,
             2002 and shall expire on May 31, 2003; provided however, unless
             Client provides NaviSite with notice of non-renewal on or before
             May 1, 2003, the Agreement, including this Third Amendment, shall
             automatically renew for an additional six-month term on the same
             terms and conditions and shall expire on November 30, 2003.
             NaviSite shall provide Client with a proposal to renew the
             SiteHarbor Services Agreement, including but not limited to pricing
             terms, on or before September 30, 2003. The auto-renewal provisions
             set forth in Section 13.1 of the Agreement shall not apply to these
             two six-month terms of the Agreement.

         3.  The sixth (6th) bullet point of Section 5 in the Amendment and
             Section 4 of the Second Amendment shall be deleted, restoring
             Section 6.3 of the base SITEHARBOR SERVICES AGREEMENT (EM) to its
             original language. For avoidance of doubt, if Client should cancel
             the Agreement during the first six-month term, Client shall be
             obligated to pay fees only for the remaining portion of that
             six-month term (through May 31, 2003); Client shall not be
             obligated to pay fees for the renewal six-month period from June 1,
             2003-November 30, 2003.

         4.  Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts,
             including but not limited to via facsimile, each of which shall be
             deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute the
             same instrument.

<PAGE>

In Witness Whereof, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto have
caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

Except as provided in this Third Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of
the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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<S>                                         <C>
Navisite, Inc.                              FairMarket, Inc.

Authorized                                  Authorized
Signature: /s/ Kevin H. Lo                  Signature: /s/ Janet Smith
          -----------------------                      ------------------------

Name: Kevin H. Lo                           Name: Janet Smith
     ----------------------------                ------------------------------

Title: CFO                                  Title: CFO
      ---------------------------                 -----------------------------

Date: 11/14/02                              Date: 11/14/02
     ----------------------------                ------------------------------

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