The Division of Sleep Medicine held its fifth annual Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner on October 5, 2006, at which Massachusetts Senator Richard T. Moore made the keynote address: "Drowsy Driving - There Ought to be a Law!", describing the need for Drowsy Driving legislation, and his efforts to pass such legislation in Massachusetts in the form of Rob's Law. The 2006 Annual Prize in Sleep Medicine was awarded in celebration of the lives and works of J. Woodland Hastings, PhD and Mircea Steriade, MD, PhD.
Support for the 2006 Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner was generously provided by the following individuals and organizations:
| Underwriters | Cephalon, Inc | Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America |
| Benefactors | Merck and Company Respironics, Inc |
Sanofi-Aventis, Inc Sepracor, Inc |
| Patrons | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc GlaxoSmithKline |
Jordan's Furniture Sleep Health Centers, LLC |
| Sponsors | Sue & Walter Cahners Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD Nicholas Galakatos, PhD Timothy Hsu, MD |
George H. Kidder, Esq ResMed, Inc Total Sleep Holdings |
| Leaders | Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, Inc. Edward Bromfield, MD Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD Steven W. Lockley, PhD |
Hypnion, Inc. Maria I. Marmarinos, Catalyst Group Park Place Corporation Russell A. Sanna, PhD |
| Faculty Gifts | Anonymous Jeanne F. Duffy, MBA, PhD Christopher P. Landrigan, MD |
Steven A. Shea, PhD Robert E. Strecker, PhD John Winkelman, MD, PhD |
Images from the 2006 Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner:
