Hello Geode, I'll be your release manager for Geode 1.12 and the plan is to cut the branch on February 3rd, 2020 (we'll avoid Groundhog Day and LeapDay as well...)
As a reminder, only critical fixes will be allowed once the release branch is created, so it is helpful to have develop as stable as possible before branching. Please discuss any concerns regarding this plan/date. Thanks, Ernie