diff --git a/sbol_utilities/example.py b/sbol_utilities/example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63eb952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbol_utilities/example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import sbol3
+import sbol2
+from sbol_utilities.conversion import convert2to3, convert3to2
+import tyto
+from sbol3_sbol2_conversion import SBOL2To3ConversionVisitor, SBOL3To2ConversionVisitor
+from pprint import pprint
+
+sbol3.set_namespace('http://examples.org')
+
+dummy_doc2 = sbol2.Document()
+dummy_doc3 = sbol3.Document()
+
+component3 = sbol3.Component('component', sbol3.SBO_DNA)
+subcomponent3 = sbol3.SubComponent(component3)
+component3.features.append(subcomponent3)
+
+component2 = sbol2.ComponentDefinition('component', sbol3.SBO_DNA)
+subcomponent2 = sbol2.Component(definition=component2.identity)
+component2.components.add(subcomponent2)
+
+participation3 = sbol3.Participation(sbol3.SBO_REACTANT, subcomponent3)
+participation2 = sbol2.Participation(participant=subcomponent2)
+participation2.addRole(sbol2.SBO_REACTANT)
+
+converter3to2 = SBOL3To2ConversionVisitor(dummy_doc3)
+participation2_converted = converter3to2.visit_participation(participation3)
+converter2to3 = SBOL2To3ConversionVisitor(dummy_doc2, None)
+participation3_converted = converter2to3.visit_participation(participation2)
+
+print(participation3.participant)
+print(participation3_converted.participant)
+print(getattr(participation3_converted, 'participant'))
+
+
+def compare_participations(p1, p2):
+    for k in vars(p1):
+        if k in ['properties', '_properties']:
+            continue
+        if str(getattr(p1, k)) != str(getattr(p2, k)):
+            print('prop:', k)
+            print('original:', getattr(p1, k))
+            print('converted:', getattr(p2, k))
+            print()
+
+
+print('## Participation 2')
+compare_participations(participation2, participation2_converted)
+
+print('## Participation 3')
+compare_participations(participation3, participation3_converted)
+
diff --git a/sbol_utilities/sbol3_sbol2_conversion.py b/sbol_utilities/sbol3_sbol2_conversion.py
index ac44446..5beed37 100644
--- a/sbol_utilities/sbol3_sbol2_conversion.py
+++ b/sbol_utilities/sbol3_sbol2_conversion.py
@@ -230,9 +230,15 @@ def visit_model(self, a: sbol3.Model):
         # Priority: 3
         raise NotImplementedError('Conversion of Model from SBOL3 to SBOL2 not yet implemented')
 
-    def visit_participation(self, a: sbol3.Participation):
-        # Priority: 2
-        raise NotImplementedError('Conversion of Participation from SBOL3 to SBOL2 not yet implemented')
+    def visit_participation(self, participation3: sbol3.Participation) -> sbol2.Participation:
+        participation2 = sbol2.Participation(
+            version=self._sbol2_version(participation3),
+            participant=participation3.participant
+        )
+        for role in participation3.roles:
+            participation2.addRole(role)
+        self._convert_identified(participation3, participation2)
+        return participation2
 
     def visit_plan(self, a: sbol3.Plan):
         # Priority: 3
@@ -508,9 +514,14 @@ def visit_module_definition(self, a: sbol2.ModuleDefinition):
         # Priority: 3
         raise NotImplementedError('Conversion of ModuleDefinition from SBOL2 to SBOL3 not yet implemented')
 
-    def visit_participation(self, a: sbol2.Participation):
-        # Priority: 2
-        raise NotImplementedError('Conversion of Participation from SBOL2 to SBOL3 not yet implemented')
+    def visit_participation(self, participation2: sbol2.Participation) -> sbol3.Participation:
+        participation3 = sbol3.Participation(
+            roles=participation2.roles,
+            participant=participation2.participant
+        )
+        self._convert_identified(participation2, participation3)
+        return participation3
+
 
     def visit_plan(self, a: sbol2.Plan):
         # Priority: 3