Advanstar Announces Call Center Las Vegas Moves to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in 2003.

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Call Center Las Vegas 2003

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002

Advanstar's Call Center and CRM Group announced Call Center Las Vegas will be moving to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the 2003 show.

Formerly held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the conference and exposition is going into its 13th year and will be held February 10-13, 2003. The conference will offer more than 50 educational sessions, which will focus

"The move to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center provides us with opportunities to give our show a more intimate setting," said Liz Crawford, general manager of Advanstar's Call Center & CRM Group. "The Resort & Casino offers a variety of services and activities that will allow our attendees to take full advantage of their Las Vegas experience.

"The move will also benefit our exhibitors, because the Convention Center has been designed for easy load-in and load-out for trade shows like ours. We are excited about the move and are sure it will benefit the show experience for both our attendees and exhibitors."

About the Mandalay Bay

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino(R) is a luxury destination resort set on 60 acres on the Las Vegas Strip. Tropically themed with mystical architecture and lush surroundings, Mandalay Bay offers an exciting, elegant experience for Las Vegas visitors. The convention center offers more than 138,000 square feet of pillarless meeting space and features two elegant ballrooms.

About Advanstar Communications

Call Center Las Vegas is produced and managed by the Call Center & CRM Group, a division of the Advanstar Technology Group, which is a comprehensive portfolio of market-leading publications, events and Web sites, reaching 1.5 million technology buyers worldwide.

Advanstar Communications Inc. is a worldwide business information company serving specialized markets with high quality information resources and integrated marketing solutions. Advanstar has 92 business magazines and directories, 77 tradeshows and conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of direct marketing, database and reference products and services.

Advanstar serves targeted market sectors in such industries as art, automotive, beauty, collaboration/e-learning, CRM/call center, digital media, entertainment/marketing, fashion & apparel, health care, manufacturing and processing, pharmaceutical, powersports, science, telecommunications and travel/hospitality.

The company has more than 1,300 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.advanstar.com.