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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated February 9, 2000 relating to the financial statements of Penton
Media, Inc. (the "Company"), which appears in such Registration Statement. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
our report dated February 9, 2000 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedules of Penton Media, Inc., which appears in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
September 5, 2000
