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Nov. 9, 2000 CONFERENCE CALL Family Law Symposium, an interdisciplinary examination of the American family in the 21st century, will take place Nov. 17 and 18 in Room 100, Law School. Sponsors include the Law School, the School of Social Work and the Pennsylvania Bar. Panels on reproductive technology, public intervention in private life, changes in the role of the state and changes in the status of children are some of the offerings. Registration: Rae DiBlasi, 215-898-7484. “‘Sister Carrie’ Turns 100,” a symposium Nov. 9 to 11 that includes drama, film and music, is sponsored by the International Dreiser Society, the provost and the library as part of its 250th anniversary celebration. Registration: on site, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Info: celebrate250.library.upenn.edu/celebrate/carrie/carrie-index.html.