Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 19, 2002 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Penton
Media, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 2, 2002