diff --git a/addons/base_calendar/base_calendar.py b/addons/base_calendar/base_calendar.py
index 081e548c418..804c1f50e39 100644
--- a/addons/base_calendar/base_calendar.py
+++ b/addons/base_calendar/base_calendar.py
@@ -1434,10 +1434,12 @@ rule or repeating pattern of time to exclude from the recurring rule."),
         # FIXME This whole id mangling has to go!
         if context is None:
             context = {}
-        if fields and ('class' not in fields):
-            fields.append('class')
-        if fields and ('user_id' not in fields):
-            fields.append('user_id')
+        fields2 = fields and fields[:] or None
+
+        EXTRAFIELDS = ('class','user_id','date','duration')
+        for f in EXTRAFIELDS:
+            if fields and (f not in fields):
+                fields2.append(f)
 
         if isinstance(ids, (str, int, long)):
             select = [ids]
@@ -1445,14 +1447,10 @@ rule or repeating pattern of time to exclude from the recurring rule."),
             select = ids
         select = map(lambda x: (x, base_calendar_id2real_id(x)), select)
         result = []
-        if fields and 'date' not in fields:
-            fields.append('date')
-        if fields and 'duration' not in fields:
-            fields.append('duration')
 
         real_data = super(calendar_event, self).read(cr, uid,
                     [real_id for base_calendar_id, real_id in select],
-                    fields=fields, context=context, load=load)
+                    fields=fields2, context=context, load=load)
         real_data = dict(zip([x['id'] for x in real_data], real_data))
 
         for base_calendar_id, real_id in select:
@@ -1464,18 +1462,25 @@ rule or repeating pattern of time to exclude from the recurring rule."),
             res['id'] = base_calendar_id
 
             result.append(res)
-        if isinstance(ids, (str, int, long)):
-            return result and result[0] or False
 
         for r in result:
-            if r['user_id'] and (r['user_id'][0]==uid):
-                continue
+            if r['user_id']:
+                user_id = type(r['user_id']) in (tuple,list) and r['user_id'][0] or r['user_id']
+                if user_id==uid:
+                    continue
             if r['class']=='private':
                 for f in r.keys():
                     if f not in ('id','date','date_deadline','duration','user_id','state'):
                         r[f] = False
                     if f=='name':
                         r[f] = _('Busy')
+
+        for r in result:
+            for k in EXTRAFIELDS:
+                if (k in r) and ((not fields) or (k not in fields)):
+                    del r[k]
+        if isinstance(ids, (str, int, long)):
+            return result and result[0] or False
         return result
 
     def copy(self, cr, uid, id, default=None, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_meeting_menu.xml b/addons/crm/crm_meeting_menu.xml
index 19ca9266332..338579af88f 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_meeting_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_meeting_menu.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <field name="res_model">crm.meeting</field>
         <field name="view_mode">calendar,tree,form,gantt</field>
         <field name="view_id" ref="crm_case_calendar_view_meet"/>
-        <field name="context">{"search_default_user_id":uid, 'search_default_section_id': section_id, 'virtual_id' : True}</field>
+        <field name="context">{"search_default_user_id":uid, 'search_default_section_id': section_id}</field>
         <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_crm_case_meetings_filter"/>
         <field name="help">The meeting calendar is shared between the sales teams and fully integrated with other applications such as the employee holidays or the business opportunities. You can also synchronize meetings with your mobile phone using the caldav interface.
         </field>