Exhibit 99.2

                            Certification 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 Annual Report of Penton Media, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Preston L. Vice, 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)

March 31, 2003