Exhibit 99.2
                        Certification of CEO Pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Penton Media, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Preston L. Vice,
Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

               (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                    13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

               (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                    all material respects, the financial condition and results
                    of operations of the Company.


 /s/  PRESTON L. VICE
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Preston L. Vice

Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and
Principal Financial Officer)

November 14, 2002


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