Add 1.7 release timeline (#573)

* Add 1.7 release timeline

Commit with initial timeline proposal.

* Move Feature Freeze date by 1 week

Move Feature Freeze data by 1 week due to holidays.

* Update Roadmap finalization date

After the last communtiy meeting we agreed to push the Roadmap
finalization date to October 19th to give WGs more time and for the
roadmaps being presented during Kubeflow Summit.

releases/release-1.7/README.md

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+# Kubeflow 1.7
+
+### Links
+
+- [Release Team](release-team.md)
+- [Calendar](https://arrik.to/kf-release-team-cal)
+- [Meeting Notes](https://arrik.to/kf-release-team-notes)
+- [Recordings](https://arrik.to/kf-release-team-recordings)
+- [Retrospective Document](https://bit.ly/kf-release-1-6-retro)
+- Project Board
+- Contact
+  - [#release](https://app.slack.com/client/T7QLHSH6U/C9V2WT2KV) on slack
+  - [@release-team](https://github.com/orgs/kubeflow/teams/release-team) on GitHub
+
+### TL;DR
+
+The 1.7 release cycle is proposed as follows
+
+- **Wednesday, Sep 28th 2022**: Week 1 - Release Team is formed
+- **Wednesday, Sep 28th 2022**: Week 1 - Release Cycle Begins
+- **Wednesday, Oct 19th 2022**: Week 4 - Roadmaps are finalized
+- **Wednesday, Jan 25th 2023**: Week 18 - Feature Freeze
+- **Wednesday, Feb 1st 2023**: Week 19 - Manifests Testing Starts
+- **Wednesday, Feb 8th 2023**: Week 20 - Manifests Testing Ends
+- **Wednesday, Feb 8th 2023**: Week 20 - Distribution Testing Starts
+- **Wednesday, Mar 1st 2023**: Week 23 - Distribution Testing Ends
+- **Tuesday, Mar 7th 2023**: Week 24 - Docs Update Ends
+- **Wednesday, Mar 8th 2023**: Week 24 - Kubeflow v1.7 Released
+
+## Timeline
+
+| **When** | **Week** | **Who** | **What** |
+| -------- | -------- | ------- | -------- |
+| Wed Sep 7th 2022 | - | Release Manager | [Preparation](../handbook.md#preparation) |
+| Wed Sep 28th 2022 | Week 1 | Release Manager | Release Team is Formed. |
+| Wed Sep 28th 2022 | Week 1 | Release Manager | Start of Release Cycle |
+| Wed Sep 28th 2022 | Week 1 | Community | [Development](../handbook.md#development-10-weeks) |
+| Wed Oct 19th 2022 | Week 4 | Community | Roadmaps are Finalized |
+| Wed Jan 25th 2023 | Week 18 | Release Team | [Feature Freeze](../handbook.md#feature-freeze-2-weeks) |
+| Wed Jan 25th 2023 | Week 18 | Manifest WG | [v1.7-rc.0 Released](../handbook.md#feature-freeze-2-weeks) |
+| Wed Jan 25th 2023 | Week 18 | Docs Lead | [Documentation](../handbook.md#documentation) |
+| Wed Feb 1st 2023 | Week 19 | Release Team | [Manifests Testing](../handbook.md#manifests-testing-1-week) |
+| Wed Feb 1st 2023 | Week 19 | Release Team | [v1.7-rc.1 Released](../handbook.md#feature-freeze-2-weeks) |
+| Wed Feb 8th 2023 | Week 20 | Release Team | End of [Manifests Testing](../handbook.md#manifests-testing-1-week) |
+| Wed Feb 8th 2023 | Week 20 | Manifest WG | [v1.7-rc.2 Released](../handbook.md#feature-freeze-2-weeks) |
+| Wed Feb 8th 2023 | Week 20 | Release Team and Distribution Representative | [Distribution Testing](../handbook.md#distribution-testing-3-weeks) |
+| Wed Mar 1st 2023 | Week 23 | Release Team and Distribution Representative | End of [Distribution Testing](../handbook.md#distribution-testing-3-weeks) |
+| Wed Mar 1st 2023 | Week 23 | Manifest WG | (optional) [v1.7-rc.3 Released](../handbook.md#distribution-testing-3-weeks) |
+| Wed Mar 7th 2023 | Week 24 | Docs Lead | End of [Documentation](../handbook.md#documentation) |
+| Wed Mar 8th 2023 | Week 24 | Release Team | **v1.7** [Release Day](../handbook.md/#release) |
+| Wed Mar 8th 2023 | Week 24 | Release Team | Publish Release Blog |
+| Mon Mar 13th 2023 | Week 24 | Release Team | Release Retrospective |
+
+## Phases
+
+Please refer to the [release handbook](../handbook.md)