diff --git a/addons/calendar/calendar.py b/addons/calendar/calendar.py
index efec3877a19..f2fe4eafa5a 100644
--- a/addons/calendar/calendar.py
+++ b/addons/calendar/calendar.py
@@ -1046,7 +1046,9 @@ class calendar_event(osv.Model):
     def new_invitation_token(self, cr, uid, record, partner_id):
         return uuid.uuid4().hex
 
-    def create_attendees(self, cr, uid, ids, context):
+    def create_attendees(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        if context is None:
+            context = {}
         user_obj = self.pool['res.users']
         current_user = user_obj.browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context)
         res = {}
@@ -1076,8 +1078,9 @@ class calendar_event(osv.Model):
 
                 if not current_user.email or current_user.email != partner.email:
                     mail_from = current_user.email or tools.config.get('email_from', False)
-                    if self.pool['calendar.attendee']._send_mail_to_attendees(cr, uid, att_id, email_from=mail_from, context=context):
-                        self.message_post(cr, uid, event.id, body=_("An invitation email has been sent to attendee %s") % (partner.name,), subtype="calendar.subtype_invitation", context=context)
+                    if not context.get('no_email'):
+                        if self.pool['calendar.attendee']._send_mail_to_attendees(cr, uid, att_id, email_from=mail_from, context=context):
+                            self.message_post(cr, uid, event.id, body=_("An invitation email has been sent to attendee %s") % (partner.name,), subtype="calendar.subtype_invitation", context=context)
 
             if new_attendees:
                 self.write(cr, uid, [event.id], {'attendee_ids': [(4, att) for att in new_attendees]}, context=context)
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
index 9ac9d0e193e..a7576e8c244 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ class hr_holidays(osv.osv):
                 if record.user_id and record.user_id.partner_id:
                     meeting_vals['partner_ids'] = [(4,record.user_id.partner_id.id)]
                     
-                meeting_id = meeting_obj.create(cr, uid, meeting_vals)
+                ctx_no_email = dict(context or {}, no_email=True)
+                meeting_id = meeting_obj.create(cr, uid, meeting_vals, context=ctx_no_email)
                 self._create_resource_leave(cr, uid, [record], context=context)
                 self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'meeting_id': meeting_id})
             elif record.holiday_type == 'category':
@@ -430,7 +431,6 @@ class hr_holidays(osv.osv):
         return True
 
     def holidays_cancel(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        meeting_obj = self.pool.get('calendar.event')
         for record in self.browse(cr, uid, ids):
             # Delete the meeting
             if record.meeting_id: