These notes were taken in the process of learning about track lead planning for both the Ubuntu on ARM and Foundations tracks, for UDS-M in Brussels. Special thanks to Jono Bacon, Pete Graner, and Rick Spencer.

== Timeline ==

 * T-70 days: community sponsorship submissions opens
 * T-45 days: community sponsorship deadline
 * T-40 days: UDS T-shirt design deadline
 * T-28 days: manager scheduling kick-off
 * T-26 days: developers/engineers/session leads brainstorm and generate a list of sessions they would like to see at UDS
 * T-20 days: for each idea, register a blueprint in Launchpad
 * T-17 days: review blueprints
 * T-10 days: Each technical lead/session lead should have a set of blueprints assigned to themselves for the sessions they will be leading
 * T-3 days: Schedule complete - note that often the schedule requires updates and changes, sometimes even during UDS itself
 * T-0 days: UDS Starts

== Details ==

==== T-20 Days ====

 * Register blueprints:
   * https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/<NAME>/+addspec
   * use the agreed naming convention (e.g., foundations-<LETTER> or foundations-<NAME>)
   * write a title, summary optional
   * set yourself as the developer and the track lead as the approver
   * choose "Propose for Sprint" and select the appropriate sprint

==== T-17 Days ====

 * Review the blueprints
   * go to https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/?searchtext=<TRACK>-<NAME>
   * track lead and tech lead set priority

==== T-10 Days ====

 * Blueprint summaries need to be completed
 * Stub-out and link full specs (wiki.ubuntu.com)
 * Make sure the people you want/need in your sessions are subscribed in the sessions blueprints

==== T-3 Days ====

 * Approve blueprints that need to be approved
   * https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/sprints/uds-m/+settopics
 * Schedule approved blueprints
   * http://summit.ubuntu.com/admin/schedule/meeting/
   * click the session name
   * select the track and associate
   * go to http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-m/ and click the day you want to schedule a session
   * drag the session from the right to a free slot in the grid of the main view