Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Penton Media, Inc. of our report dated March 19, 2002 relating to the financial
statements of Penton Media, Inc., which appears in such Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
August 30, 2002